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Consumer Alert

Join us for NCPW 2020 on March 1-7!

Ari Lazarus

National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) is coming up next week, and we’d love for you to join us.

Consumer Alert

Is that text message about your FedEx package really a scam?

Alvaro Puig

You may be skeptical when someone you don’t know sends you a text message you didn’t expect and it tells you to click on a link. Maybe that little voice in your head starts talking to you.

Consumer Alert

How is the Funeral Rule working for you?

Bridget Small

Many of us don’t have experience planning a funeral. When it’s time to make arrangements, we might ask friends and neighbors for information about local providers.

Consumer Alert

Bogus advertisement offers target small businesses

Rosario Mendez

Lots of small businesses need to advertise locally. So, if someone told your business that it could advertise through well-known local firms or organizations, that might interest you.

Consumer Alert

FTC videos: Rated “P” for People

Colleen Tressler

Videos from the Federal Trade Commission offer practical, useful, and memorable messages that can save you money, time, and aggravation. And they’re free.

Consumer Alert

FTC reaches settlement with anti-aging pill seller

Colleen Tressler

If you remember nothing else from this blog post, remember this: sellers that peddle cures must have scientific proof to back up their claims. The FTC takes action when they don’t.

Consumer Alert

LendEDU deceptively promoted financial products

Cristina Miranda

Online comparison sites can be great ways to check out products you want to try or buy. But are those reviews and rankings objective, accurate, and unbiased?