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Consumer Alert

Overpaid your utility bill? That’s probably a scam

Lisa Lake

You get a robocall saying you paid too much on a utility bill. To make up for this mistake, they say, you’ll get a cash refund and a discount on your future bills.

Consumer Alert

Scams that start on social media

Bridget Small

Scammers are hiding out on social media, using ads and offers to market their scams, according to people’s reports to the FTC and a new

Consumer Alert

The FTC Chairman is not writing to you

Karen Hobbs

If you saw an email from FTC Chairman Joseph Simons, it wasn’t. From him, that is. Scammers pretending to be him are emailing, though.