FTC continues to crack down on student loan scams
A lot of us have student loans – and some of us have trouble paying them every month.
Welcome to National Consumer Protection Week 2018
As the nation’s consumer protection agency, the FTC stands up for consumer rights. Every day, we work to shut down scammers and protect consumers everywhere.
The top frauds of 2017
The numbers are in, the counts have been made, and today the FTC announced
Plan to tune in: #NCPW2018 Facebook Live chats
During National Consumer Protection Week 2018, March 4-10, the FTC will co-host four Facebook Live chats (including one in Spanish
Phishers send fake invoices
We’ve recently heard that scammers are recycling an old phishing attempt.
Stopping scams targeting older consumers
The FTC has a long history of protecting people from scams.
The FTC will never ask you to send money
If someone claiming to be with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) contacts you and asks you to send money, it’s a scam. Do not pay.
New easy money con, same old tricks
What would you give for a turnkey system to earn six figures in 90 days or less, all while working from home? That’s what the defendants behind Digital Altitude promised.
New deadline for Western Union settlement requests
Did you lose money to a scammer who had you pay using Western Union between January 1, 2004 and January 19, 2017?