New crypto payment scam alert
There's a new spin on scammers asking people to pay with cryptocurrency.
Common Health Scams
People spend billions of dollars a year on products and treatments to try to improve their health and fitness.
Consumer Alert
How to avoid buying fake COVID tests online
The news is filled with images of long lines at in-person COVID testing sites and reports of limited supplies of at-home test kits. It’s not a surprise that, according to the U.S.
Consumer Alert
’Tis the season for student loan scam calls
NOTE: On June 30, 2023, the Supreme Court ruled that the one-time student loan debt relief program is blocked.
Consumer Alert
FTC sends third round of refunds to people who lost money to business coaching scam
One of our favorite things to do at the FTC — whenever possible — is to return money to people who lost it to scammers. That’s what we’re doing today.
