Recognize an FTC Impersonator

Have you ever joined a multi-level marketing program (MLM) where you sold products to consumers? Or recruited others to do the same? Maybe someone’s pitched you money-making opportunities like business coaching, or another type of business investment? Did they tell you how much money you’d earn — and did those claims add up? Want to tell us more? Here’s your chance (actually, three chances).

When, over many years, an agency finds itself repeatedly turning to the same person — to share ideas, to find out what’s going on in the community, to make connections — it seems overdue to give that person an award. And many thanks. Now, the thanks have come regularly: from the FTC’s offices in Cleveland and in D.C. But today is all about the award: specifically, the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection Partner Award for Sheryl Harris, Director of the Cuyahoga County Department of Consumer Affairs in Ohio.

Are you interested in learning more about how to protect yourself from identity theft? Check out Identity Theft Awareness Week. During the week, the FTC and its partners will host free webinars and other events to talk about how to spot, avoid, report, and recover from identity theft. Mark your calendars. Identity Theft Awareness Week starts Monday, January 27!