August 2020

If you have kids in school, there’s a good chance they’re kicking off their school year…in your living room.

Have you seen a message on WhatsApp or Facebook offering you free help during the pandemic?

In 2019, the FTC reached a

Being broke is expensive.

Whether you’re getting ready to deal with the aftermath of Gulf Coast storms, Laura and Marco, dealing with the ravages of wildfires out West, reeling from the derecho that struck the Midwest, or f

Every day, the FTC is collecting data, watching the numbers, and spotting the trends. We’re also spreading the word about COVID-19-related scams.

The Federal Trade Commission is partnering with the U.S. Census Bureau to help you guard against potential census scams.

With more people seeking delivery services during the Coronavirus pandemic, many companies are looking for drivers to shuttle meals, medici

As part of its ongoing efforts to protect consumers from sellers of scam COVID-19 treatments,

If you used the IRS’s non-filers tool before May 17 and claimed at least one qualifying child, the

During these difficult economic times, it is easy to imagine our financial problems disappearing by winning a big prize. Who wouldn’t like to win a million dollars, a new car, or a vacation home?

As we publish this post, a second stimulus package has not yet been finalized by Congress.

Imitation is the greatest form of flattery.

It can be frustrating to deal with a bunch of unwanted calls. If you answer them, you might hear a recorded message of someone trying to sell you something.

Those mysterious seeds from China have been in the headlines, but we’re also hearing about other stuff that people are getting that looks connected to the seed mystery.

Last month, the FTC filed its first case against an online seller that failed to ship next-da

If you want to contact a company’s customer service department, you can do a quick search online and often find what looks like its phone number or email.

Remember when stores ran out of toilet paper, hand sanitizer, and face masks? Well, now COVID-19 is cause for a new shortage: coins.

Now that Military Consumer Month has come to a close, it’s time to think about how we can support servicemembers all year long.

Scammers make up all kinds of stories to get your money, from telling you that you’ve won a prize,

The last thing struggling small business own