Consumer Alert
FTC asking for access to your computer? It’s a scam.
Scammers pretending to be with the FTC or with FTC refund administrators are calling, asking for remote access to your computer.
Consumer Alert
The FTC will never ask you to send money
If someone claiming to be with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) contacts you and asks you to send money, it’s a scam. Do not pay.
Consumer Alert
Scammers impersonate the Social Security Administration
Your Social Security number is an important key for an identity thief. Scammers want it, and they think of all sorts of ways to trick you into giving it away.
Consumer Alert
Scammers Impersonate the Police
We know scammers are out there, impersonating the authorities and conjuring up different schemes to fool people into giving them money.
Consumer Alert
It’s the IRS calling…or is it?
Here at the FTC, we think about scams all day long. What are the scammers’ new angles? How can we keep ahead of them?