Consumer Alert
Day trading earnings weren’t the payday Warrior Trading promised
If you’re looking to put in time and work investing, a free day trading webinar that promises to show you how to make $100,000 or more in “verif
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Give yourself some credit (reports)
During Financial Literacy Month, we’ve focused on steps to protect your money by spotting and avoiding scams.
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Did you use Western Union to pay a scammer?
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Reject a job or money-making scam offer
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Want to know who stole your identity? Getting your records can help
Let’s say you learn that an identity thief took out credit in your name, pretending to be you.
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Did you get a text from your own number? That’s a scam
Scammers are always thinking up ways to put a new spin on their criminal tricks.
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Warning: Callers are impersonating FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips
You’re minding your business and the phone rings. If you don’t screen and ignore it, you answer — and the caller says he’s Commissioner Noah Phillips from the FTC. (He’s not.) He gives you a badge number (it’s fake), says there’s a warrant for your arrest (there’s not), and demands that you pay up (nope).
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Dealing with tornado damage? Avoid post-disaster scams
The recent tornado outbreak in the south is already taking a heavy toll — but scammers see it as a chance to take even more.
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FTC says Kohl’s and Walmart bamboozled customers
Looking to buy products that are safer for people or the environment? Take a closer look at green claims that companies make in their ads.
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Funeral providers must give accurate information
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Auto dealers to pay $10 million for discriminatory lending and sneaking in junk add-on fees
Napleton, a multi-state auto dealership group, has settled a joint FTC and Illinois lawsuit alleging that it charged customers hidden fees for unwanted add-on products an