Tag: Avoiding and Reporting Scams

During the past four years, the FTC logged more than 378,000 reports from veterans — and nearly 161,000 were fraud-related.

On Veterans Day, we celebrate our veterans — more than 18 million strong. We thank you for your service and sacrifice. It’s also a good time to arm yourself with some tips to avoid fraud.

Scams come in many forms: texts, emails, letters, and lots of calls.

Scammers follow the headlines. They take advantage of what’s happening in the news to find new ways to get people to part with their money.

There are thousands of trials underway as companies race to find effective vaccines and treatments for COVID-19. Many of these research studies are legitimate, but some are not.

Imposter scams often begin with a call, text message, or email.

If you don’t usually file a tax return, or didn’t file a return for 2018 or 2019, you might not know yo