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Consumer Alert

Veterans and imposter scams

Carol Kando-Pineda

During the past four years, the FTC logged more than 378,000 reports from veterans — and nearly 161,000 were fraud-related.

Consumer Alert

Help veterans avoid scams

Andrew Smith

On Veterans Day, we celebrate our veterans — more than 18 million strong. We thank you for your service and sacrifice. It’s also a good time to arm yourself with some tips to avoid fraud.

Consumer Alert

Why report fraud?

Traci Armani

Scams come in many forms: texts, emails, letters, and lots of calls.

Consumer Alert

Overpaid your utility bill? That’s probably a scam

Lisa Lake

You get a robocall saying you paid too much on a utility bill. To make up for this mistake, they say, you’ll get a cash refund and a discount on your future bills.

Consumer Alert

The FTC Chairman is not writing to you

Karen Hobbs

If you saw an email from FTC Chairman Joseph Simons, it wasn’t. From him, that is. Scammers pretending to be him are emailing, though.