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Consumer Alert

What's a money mule scam?

Lisa Weintraub Schifferle

Scammers may try to use you to move stolen money. If you help them, you could be what law enforcement calls a money mule.

Consumer Alert

Bogus advertisement offers target small businesses

Rosario Mendez

Lots of small businesses need to advertise locally. So, if someone told your business that it could advertise through well-known local firms or organizations, that might interest you.

Consumer Alert

2020 Census jobs: It costs nothing to apply

Colleen Tressler

We saw it with the 2010 Census: scammers lying to people about the availability of jobs as census takers, and charging fees to help people get those jobs.

Consumer Alert

Yet another real estate seminar scam

Lisa Lake

For the second time in about a month, the FTC sued a company that falsely promised it would show people how to earn money in real estate to get them to pay thou

Consumer Alert

Financial tips for 2019 graduates

Colleen Tressler

Congratulations students and parents! It won’t be long before young people across the country will put on their caps and gowns to celebrate their graduations.