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- All Scams | Federal Trade Commission
The official website of the Federal Trade Commission, protecting America’s consumers for over 100 years
- Who experiences scams? A story for all ages - Federal Trade Commission
Many people think scams mostly affect older adults But reports to the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel tell a different story: anyone can be scammed
- Who’s who in scams: a spring roundup - Federal Trade Commission
Gift cards were the top reported payment method on several types of scams in 2023, including romance scams, tech support scams, government impersonation scams, and scams that impersonate people you know, like your boss or a grandchild Reports show that scammers specify what gift card brand to buy, which most people named in their reports
- Phishing Scams - Federal Trade Commission
Phishing Scams and How to Spot Them Phishing is a type of online scam that targets consumers by sending them an e-mail that appears to be from a well-known source – an internet service provider, a bank, or a mortgage company, for example It asks the consumer to provide personal identifying information
- Phishing | Federal Trade Commission
A new analysis from the Federal Trade Commission shows that bogus bank fraud warnings were the most common form of text message scam reported to the agency, and that many of the most common text scams
- Impersonation scams: not what they used to be
Scams that impersonate well-known businesses and government agencies are consistently among the top frauds reported to the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network [1] In 2023, data from the FTC alone show more than 330,000 reports of business impersonation scams and nearly 160,000 reports of government impersonation scams [2]
- New FTC Data Show Top Text Message Scams of 2024; Overall Losses to . . .
New data from the Federal Trade Commission show that in 2024, consumers reported losing $470 million to scams that started with text messages
- Scams and Your Small Business: A Guide for Business
Common Scams that Target Small Business Fake Invoices and Unordered Merchandise Scammers create phony invoices that look like you ordered products or services for your business They hope the person who pays your bills will assume the invoices are real and make the payment Except it’s all fake Or a scammer might call, claiming they want to “confirm” an existing order, “verify” an
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