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- Glossary of Scams and Legal Terms - Federal Trade Commission
Scams Auto Warranty Scam A scammer calls you with a sales pitch for renewing your auto warranty or insurance policy The scammer may have acquired information about your car and its existing warranty to make the offer seem more credible Charity Scams Scammers call asking for charitable donations, often after large-scale disasters They may make up phony charities or spoof a real charity to
- FTC Sends More than $25. 5 Million to Consumers Impacted by Tech Support . . .
The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments totaling more than $25 5 million to consumers who were tricked into signing up for computer repair services through the deceptive marketing tactics
- All Scams | Federal Trade Commission
The official website of the Federal Trade Commission, protecting America’s consumers for over 100 years
- Federal Trade Commission Warns of Scammers Pretending to be Agency . . .
The Federal Trade Commission is warning the public that scammers are pretending to be affiliated with the FTC to steal consumers’ hard-earned money
- How to Report Fraud at ReportFraud. ftc. gov
This video shows you how to report scams, fraud, and bad business practices to the Federal Trade Commission at https: ReportFraud ftc gov and why it’s important to do it
- Top text scams of 2024 - Federal Trade Commission
It’s hard not to glance at your phone when you hear the ding of an incoming text Scammers bet on it And reports to the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network suggest their odds of a big payout have improved: reported losses to text scams have skyrocketed even as the number of reports declined In 2024, people reported $470 million in losses to these scams, more than five times the 2020 number
- New FTC Data Spotlight highlights text scams that may target your . . .
According to the FTC’s latest Data Spotlight, text scam losses are skyrocketing In 2024 people reported $470 million in losses to text scams, more than five times the amount reported in 2020 Check out the Data Spotlight for more information Want to help your employees spot and avoid the most common text scams highlighted by the Data Spotlight? Check out the FTC’s Consumer Alert with
- Paying to get paid: gamified job scams drive record losses
A job you truly enjoy is a good thing, but if the work feels more like an online game than an actual job, you can bet it’s a scam Reported losses to job scams increased more than threefold from 2020 to 2023 and, in just the first half of 2024, topped $220 million [1]
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