- Glossary of Scams and Legal Terms - Federal Trade Commission
Imposter Scam Scammers contact consumers through a phone call, robocall, email, or other communication falsely claiming to be from the IRS, Social Security Administration, immigration authorities, or some other government agency or entity, demanding immediate payment, often by untraceable methods like gift cards Tech Support Scam
- Phishing Scams - Federal Trade Commission
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
- FTC Sends More than $25. 5 Million to Consumers Impacted by Tech Support . . .
Consumers who have questions about their payment should call the redress administrator, Rust Consulting, Inc , at 844-590-1102 or visit the FTC’s website to view frequently asked questions about the refund process
- All Scams - Federal Trade Commission
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- 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
- 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
- Paying to get paid: gamified job scams drive record losses
The share of reports identified as task scams for each year was then multiplied by the total number of job scam reports in that respective year to estimate the totals for each year In the first half of 2024, 38 8% were identified as task scams, compared to 5 6% (2023), 1 6% (2022), and 6% (2021)
- How to Report Fraud at ReportFraud. ftc. gov
And that’s it That’s how easy it is to report fraud Scammers don’t just scam one person, so if you detect a scam, help your community, help protect your friends, your family, by reporting it to the FTC at ReportFraud ftc gov Thanks for watching – and thanks for reporting fraud
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