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Consumer Alert

Where is your online search leading you?

Lisa Lake

Dishonest companies set up websites that look like legitimate places to get information on finding a job, joining the military, or getting government benefits.

Consumer Alert

Back to school: Online safety

Ari Lazarus

Now that summertime is quickly coming to an end, it’s back-to-school season.

Consumer Alert

Is the American Community Survey legit?

Colleen Tressler

Here at the FTC, we always tell people to use caution when someone they don’t know asks them for personal information.

Consumer Alert

Back to college: Renting a house or apartment

Elena Hoffman

Are you heading back to college this fall? If so, you might be about to move in to your first-ever rental house or apartment. Here are some tips for first-time renters:

Consumer Alert

Claims in weight loss ads might be false

Rosario Méndez

Some ads for weight loss products promise miracles. They might say that the product works for everyone or will let you lose weight permanently. Those claims are lies.

Consumer Alert

Summer Film Series: Avoiding student loan debt

Megan Gordon

Today’s Summer Film Series feature is about something many recent graduates might be trying to put out of their minds this summer: student loans.*