Consumer Alert
Defending against impersonator scams
American servicemembers sacrifice so much to honorably defend the nation.
Consumer Alert
Spotting the FTC’s most reported crypto scams
Consumer Alert
Scammers pretend to be U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Consumer Alert
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).
Consumer Alert
Scammers pretend to be the FTC again
Consumer Alert
Child Tax Credit scammers are still reaching out
Many people have gotten their advance Child Tax Credit payments this year, but scammers are taking advantage of this new program to try to trick you out of money or information.
Spot the pandemic scam: emergency broadband program impersonators
Have you seen ads on social media that offer to “help” you sign up for a government program that will give you a “free” device and internet service in exchange for money or personal information?