Consumer Alert
Behind on your rent and worried about eviction?
Lots of people are having difficulty paying their rent due to the pandemic.
Consumer Alert
20/20 vision: Highlights of the year
While everything about the past year has felt strange and new — I just can’t say unprecedented another time — we could see one thing coming:
Consumer Alert
Ignore bogus COVID vaccine survey
Scammers are using a new trick to steal your money and personal information: a bogus COVID vaccine survey.
Consumer Alert
Spotting scammy emails
Let’s say you get an email about a charge to your credit card for something you aren’t expecting or don’t want.
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Scam email says FTC Chairwoman Rebecca Slaughter is sending Coronavirus money
Earlier this year, we told you that scammers were lying and saying the FTC is sending people Coronavirus relief money. Now we’re seeing a new version of the phishing email scam that looks like it’s from our Acting Chairwoman, Rebecca Slaughter. The Acting Chairwoman didn’t email you. Scammers who spoofed her email did.
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What To Know About Identity Theft
Learn what identity theft is, how to protect yourself against it, and how to know if someone stole your identity.
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Scammers reportedly using fake unemployment benefits websites as phishing lures
At a time when many people left jobless by the pandemic are struggling to get by, scammers reportedly are using websites that mimic government unemployment insurance (UI) benefits websites.
Consumer Alert
Indoor TV antenna? Make sure you know what you’re getting
Any TV set made since 2007 has a digital tuner that lets you watch over-the-air (OTA) channels for free, if you get an inexpensive indoor antenna.
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Scams will follow new COVID-19 rescue plan
The pandemic is still taking a toll on every kind of well-being we have.