Tag: imposter

When your phone rings and it looks like a local call, you may be more likely to answer. Scammers count on this and can easily fake caller ID numbers.

There are many scammers who pretend to be government officials – from the IRS, Social Security, and even the FTC. The latest twist is an email from – supposedly – the Secretary of State.

Today is the start of both the FTC’s

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.

January is the perfect month to organize your schedule for the year – and here’s a suggestion.

Since we told you it’s time to ask for your money back from Western Union’s settlement with

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.

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.

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?