Scammers impersonate the Social Security Administration
Your Social Security number is an important key for an identity thief. Scammers want it, and they think of all sorts of ways to trick you into giving it away.
Plan for National Consumer Protection Week 2018!
January is the perfect month to organize your schedule for the year – and here’s a suggestion.
Questions on your money back from Western Union?
Since we told you it’s time to ask for your money back from Western Union’s settlement with
Phantom debt collectors impersonate law firms
Getting a call from a debt collector can be stressful. But it can be downright frightening when the caller uses lies, profanity and threats to try to get you to pay.
Scammers push people to pay with iTunes gift cards
One thing we know about scammers — they want money, and they want it fast. That’s why, whatever the con they’re running, they usually ask people to pay a certain way.
Scammers Impersonate the Police
We know scammers are out there, impersonating the authorities and conjuring up different schemes to fool people into giving them money.
It’s the IRS calling…or is it?
Here at the FTC, we think about scams all day long. What are the scammers’ new angles? How can we keep ahead of them?