Learn about the latest scams, and get advice to help you avoid, report, and recover from them.
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New IRS imposter scam targets college students and staff
If you’re a college student, faculty, or staff member, you’re going to want to pay attention to this one.
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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.
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Ignore bogus COVID vaccine survey
Scammers are using a new trick to steal your money and personal information: a bogus COVID vaccine survey.
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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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Scams will follow new COVID-19 rescue plan
The pandemic is still taking a toll on every kind of well-being we have.
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Fake prize offers don’t pay
The pandemic has caused financial distress because of lost jobs, income, and homes, and emotional distress because of social isolation.
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When it’s not really the government calling
Lots of people are having trouble sleeping, thanks to the pandemic and all the parts of our lives it’s affecting. And it doesn’t help when you get a call saying you owe the government money.
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Caught in a bad romance
It’s day four of National Consumer Protection Week and we’ve been discussing ways we can look out for each other during the pandemic.
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Community Advocate Center connects more people to the FTC
When ReportFraud.ftc.gov launched in late 2020, it made telling the FTC about scams much easier.
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The Drug Enforcement Administration isn’t calling
We’re getting reports about scammers pretending to be Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents.
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Help fight COVID vaccine scams: Share these tips with those you know
Since the start of the pandemic, people are spending a lot more time alone at home.
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When it comes to scams, let’s look out for one another
This pandemic has brought lots of side effects. Lost jobs, lost income, and lost homes are themes we see around the country — and scammers know just how to take advantage of these worries.
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Free winter weather emergency tips from the FTC
Winter this year is turning out to have its own set of weather-related emergencies — and right now, all in the midst of a pandemic. Lots of us are really ready for the winter of 2021 to be over.
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Utility scams are snow joke
Winter often brings the blues, but when it brings Arctic blasts, burst pipes, power outages, and even icicles indoors, scammers aren’t far behind with weather-related scams.
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They give love a bad name
Leaving broken hearts and empty bank accounts, romance scammers give love a bad name.
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Not love, actually
Valentine’s Day is this weekend, so over the next three days, we’re talking about romance scams.
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