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Consumer Alert

Is that text message about your FedEx package really a scam?

Alvaro Puig

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.

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

Monica Vaca

Each year, the FTC takes a hard look at the number of reports people make to our Consumer Sentinel Network.

Consumer Alert

Protecting small business from imposters

Laura Solis

Opening a business requires planning, elbow grease, and probably some paperwork to register your new company with your state or local government.