Fighting Coronavirus scams: taking stock
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, the FTC has released dozens of warning letters against people trying to make an illegal buck off the Coronavirus.
FTC warns 45 more sellers of scam Coronavirus treatments
Every day we are reading about researchers studying potential ways to prevent, treat or cure COVID-19.
Make your Coronavirus donations count
The Coronavirus crisis has brought out the best and worst of human nature. The best: charities across the country are stepping up and many people are donating what they can.
Did an ID thief steal your stimulus payment? Report it to us.
Do you think your economic impact payment has landed in the hands of an identity thief? You can report it to the FTC and the IRS at the same time. Here’s what to do.
Scammers offer facemasks but don’t deliver
If there’s a high demand online for health and safety items, like facemasks and paper products, guess what scammers pretend to sell?
Not every COVID-19 testing site is legit
You probably know that COVID-19 tests are in short supply. But did you know there’s no shortage of scammers setting up fake COVID-19 testing sites to cash in on the crisis?
Scam emails demand Bitcoin, threaten blackmail
The FTC uses the information it gets from people who report scams to keep close watch on trends, so we can alert you to changes.