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Did you get a text from your own number? That’s a scam
Scammers are always thinking up ways to put a new spin on their criminal tricks.
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Warning: Callers are impersonating FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips
You’re minding your business and the phone rings. If you don’t screen and ignore it, you answer — and the caller says he’s Commissioner Noah Phillips from the FTC. (He’s not.) He gives you a badge number (it’s fake), says there’s a warrant for your arrest (there’s not), and demands that you pay up (nope).
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FTC says credit repair operation fleeced its clients
The last thing people who turned to Alex Miller Credit Repair for help needed was to end up in worse financial shape than when they began.
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Investment trading operation will pay millions for empty promises
It sounds like a dream come true — the idea of making a lot of money quickly and easily by investing.
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Spilling the tea on the latest COVID-19 cure claim
Wouldn’t it be nice if all you had to do to get rid of COVID-19 was drink some tea?
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Share your experiences to help stop bogus money-making offers
Companies offering jobs, business opportunities, investments, or other money-making opportunities often talk about how much money you can make.
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Identity theft can happen to anyone
It’s the second day of Identity Theft Awareness Week and today we’re talking
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Conned on social media? It’s not just you
In 2021, more than 95,000 people told the FTC that they’d been scammed with aConsumer Alert
FTC names 25 sellers who must stop making unsubstantiated COVID treatment claims
As part of the FTC’s ongoing efforts to protect you from shady sellers during the pandemic, the agency sent cease and desist demands to 25 companies that claime
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Don’t assume every COVID-19 test site is legit
If you’ve been looking for a COVID-19 test, you probably know that they are in short supply.
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Common Health Scams
People spend billions of dollars a year on products and treatments in the hope of improving their health and fitness.
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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.
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