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Have you seen ads promising easy money if you shrink-wrap your car — with ads for brands like Monster Energy, Red Bull, or Pepsi?
Your phone rings. You recognize the number, but when you pick up, it’s someone else. What’s the deal?
We know scammers are out there, impersonating the authorities and conjuring up different schemes to fool people into giving them money.
Here at the FTC, we think about scams all day long. What are the scammers’ new angles? How can we keep ahead of them?
Expecting packages shipped to your home this holiday season? You’re not the only one… scammers are, too.
Looking for a way to get your high school diploma or a college degree online? You’ll want to read this.
The FTC and state consumer protection agencies have shut down dishonest timeshare resellers for bilking timeshare owners out of millions of dollars.
Medical discount plans are different from health insurance, but scam artists often try to blur the lines.
Some scammy debt relief companies promise to get you a lower credit card interest rate, claiming they can save you thousands of dollars.
People spend billions of dollars a year on products and treatments to try to improve their health and fitness.
