Consumer Alert
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?
Consumer Alert
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?
Consumer Alert
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.
Consumer Alert
Economic Impact Payments: May 5 deadline for some SSI and VA beneficiaries with kids
Are you an SSI or VA beneficiary?
Consumer Alert
New funding for Coronavirus SBA loans attracts scammers
If you’re a business owner, you may be planning to apply for a loan through the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) or Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) program.
Consumer Alert
CBD, COVID-19 and cancer: The unfounded facts
The COVID-19 pandemic creates the perfect storm of hopes and fears that dishonest business try to exploit with fake promises of protection and healing.
Consumer Alert
Don’t click links in unsolicited text messages
You might be seeing text messages promising money – maybe the economic impact payments, loans for small businesses, or an offer for money you can get.
Consumer Alert
FTC sends COVID-related warnings to MLM companies
A business opportunity that promises you can work from home, earn lots of money, and enjoy a lavish lifestyle?
Consumer Alert
Economic impact payments for U.S. citizens abroad
Are you a United States citizen living abroad?
Consumer Alert
The FTC’s Highlights of 2019
We’re all facing unprecedented challenges now – and the FTC has been hard at work