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Consumer Alert

While you’re at home, spot the scams

Cristina Miranda

Many of us are at home, trying to protect our communities from the Coronavirus. (Thanks to those who are still working outside the home.

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Williams-Sonoma: Made in the USA?

Jim Kreidler

When we’re deciding between buying two products, if one product says, “Made in the USA,” does that influence how we make our decision?

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60 and over in the time of COVID-19? Read on.

Jennifer Leach

I know, 60-year-olds. You’re not old. In fact, we’ve found that, when people think “old,” they think of someone about 10 years older than they are right now.

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Now more than ever, spot the scams with #FTCScamBingo

Jennifer Leach

During the Coronavirus outbreak, many people are working from home — and maybe even, for the first time in a long time, answering calls from unfamiliar phone numbers.

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What's a money mule scam?

Lisa Weintraub Schifferle

Scammers may try to use you to move stolen money. If you help them, you could be what law enforcement calls a money mule.

Consumer Alert

Is that text message about your FedEx package really a scam?

Alvaro Puig

You may be skeptical when someone you don’t know sends you a text message you didn’t expect and it tells you to click on a link. Maybe that little voice in your head starts talking to you.