Scams

You get a robocall saying you paid too much on a utility bill. To make up for this mistake, they say, you’ll get a cash refund and a discount on your future bills.

Imposter scams often begin with a call, text message, or email.

Two disturbing phone scams have popped up on the FTC’s radar.

If you don’t usually file a tax return, or didn’t file a return for 2018 or 2019, you might not know yo

If you saw an email from FTC Chairman Joseph Simons, it wasn’t. From him, that is. Scammers pretending to be him are emailing, though.

Every year, Hispanic Heritage Month gives us a chance to reflect on the great contributions Latinos have made to society.

Phishing scams can be hard to spot.

More than 85 large wildfires are ripping across the West Coast, from California to Oregon and Washington.

If someone you don’t know sends you a check and asks for money back, that’s a scam. But what if you’re a small business owner and someone “overpays” you and asks you to refund the balance?

Wildfires raging out West. The hurricane season. Civil unrest.

Maybe someone said you’ve won the lottery, a prize or sweepstakes.

Are you getting pop-up warning messages on your computer screen? Or maybe a phone call that your computer has a virus? That may well be a tech support scam. But how do you know?

Have you seen a message on WhatsApp or Facebook offering you free help during the pandemic?

Whether you’re getting ready to deal with the aftermath of Gulf Coast storms, Laura and Marco, dealing with the ravages of wildfires out West, reeling from the derecho that struck the Midwest, or f

As part of its ongoing efforts to protect consumers from sellers of scam COVID-19 treatments,

As we publish this post, a second stimulus package has not yet been finalized by Congress.

Last month, the FTC filed its first case against an online seller that failed to ship next-da