Consumer Alert
What's a money mule scam?
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
Is that text message about your FedEx package really a scam?
You may be skeptical when someone you don’t know sends you a text message you didn’t expect and it tells you to click on a link. Maybe that little voice in your head starts talking to you.
Article
How to Recognize and Report Spam Text Messages
Find out what you can do about unwanted text messages and how to report them.
Consumer Alert
It’s not true love if they ask for money
It’s almost Valentine’s Day. Lots of us have profiles on online dating sites, apps or social media to find “the one.” But that interesting person who just messaged you could be a sweet-talking romance scammer trying to trick you into sending money.
Consumer Alert
Coronavirus: Scammers follow the headlines
Scammers are taking advantage of fears surrounding the Coronavirus.
Consumer Alert
FTC: The bottom-line on fake checks scams
If someone you don’t know sends you a check and asks for money back, that’s a scam.
Consumer Alert
Making mobile payments? Protect yourself from scams.
Using mobile payment apps like CashApp, Venmo, or Zelle can be a convenient way to get quick
Consumer Alert
Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week starts today
Ready for tax season? If you’re not ready for tax identity thieves and IRS imposters, you might not be. But breathe easy.
Fake Check Scams
If someone you don’t know sends you a check and asks for money back, that’s a scam.
Fake checks come in many forms. They might look like business or personal checks, cashier’s checks, money orders
Consumer Alert
The top frauds of 2019
Each year, the FTC takes a hard look at the number of reports people make to our Consumer Sentinel Network.