Learn about the latest scams, and get advice to help you avoid, report, and recover from them.
How to spot extortion scams on LGBTQ+ dating apps
Looking for love on LGBTQ+ dating apps? Scammers are at the ready too.
Your boss isn’t emailing you about a gift card
Did you get an email from your boss asking you for a favor? Does your boss need you to send gift cards to pay for an upcoming office party?
How to spot, stop, and report post-disaster scams
Whether you’re starting to assess the damage from Hurricane Ida, the recent flooding in Tennessee, the wildfires in the West, or another natural disaster, coping with the aftermath is never easy.
WARNING: Email from FTC Chair Lina M. Khan about Coronavirus money is fake
Scammers are impersonating FTC Chair Lina M. Khan in a new phishing scheme.
Think stem cell therapy can treat your ailments? It may pay to think twice
People are living longer than ever before.
Need rental assistance? Check out these tenant assistance services
Last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a temporary order to stop evictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Phishing scheme targets unemployment insurance benefits and PII
Have you gotten an alarming text message about your unemployment insurance benefits from what seems to be your state workforce agency? You’re not alone.
Shopping online? Know your retailer and your rights
COVID opened the door for scammers to double down on their worst practices, while preying on consumers during an unprecedented global pandemic.
More money is coming to families…and scammers are ready
As part of the American Rescue Plan Act, eligible families will get monthly payments from the government from July 15 through December 2021.
MoneyGram refund program opens to take claims
If you used MoneyGram to send money to a scammer between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2017, you may be eligible to file a claim for a refund. The company handling claims — Gilardi & Co.
Scammers cash in on confusion over vaccine verification methods
More than a year into the pandemic, and months after the first rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, people are eager to get back to their regular activities.