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Consumer Alert

Scammers Impersonate the Police

Alvaro Puig

We know scammers are out there, impersonating the authorities and conjuring up different schemes to fool people into giving them money.

Consumer Alert

Section 8 scammers cheat people seeking housing

Lisa Lake

If you’re looking for Section 8 housing assistance, here’s something you need to know: scammers have made websites that look like registration sites for Section 8 waiting list lotteries.

Consumer Alert

It’s the IRS calling…or is it?

Jon Morgan

Here at the FTC, we think about scams all day long. What are the scammers’ new angles? How can we keep ahead of them?

Consumer Alert

Be on the lookout for timeshare resale phonies

Lisa Lake

The FTC and state consumer protection agencies have shut down dishonest timeshare resellers for bilking timeshare owners out of millions of dollars.

Consumer Alert

“One-ring” cell phone scam can ding your wallet

Colleen Tressler

Who’s calling now? That number doesn’t ring a bell. Hold the phone, says the Federal Trade Commission. You could be a potential victim of the growing "one-ring” cell phone scam.