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- 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
- Amazon Refunds - Federal Trade Commission
The FTC is not contacting people about refunds in the Amazon matter If you get a call from someone who claims to be from the FTC, it’s a scam Report it at ReportFraud ftc gov The FTC will never demand money, make threats, tell you to transfer money, or promise you a prize And no one from Amazon will ever ask you for money to get a refund Only scammers say they can get you special access
- Avast Settlement | Federal Trade Commission
FTC sends payments to people who bought antivirus software from Avast The FTC is sending 103,152 payments totaling nearly $15 3 million to people who bought antivirus software from Avast and filed a valid claim before the deadline According to the FTC, Avast collected and sold users’ information to third parties without users’ consent Avast paid money to settle The FTC is using that
- Scam Alert - Federal Trade Commission
Report Fraud Get Consumer Alerts Search the Legal LibraryEnforcement
- 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
- False alarm, real scam: how scammers are stealing older adults’ life . . .
Reports to the FTC show a growing wave of scams aimed squarely at retirees’ life savings These scammers pretend to be from known and trusted government agencies and businesses
- New FTC Data Show a Big Jump in Reported Losses to Fraud to $12. 5 . . .
Instead, the percentage of people who reported losing money to a fraud or scam increased by double digits In 2023, 27% of people who reported a fraud said they lost money, while in 2024, that figure jumped to 38% Consumers reported losing more money to investment scams—$5 7 billion—than any other category in 2024
- Banned Debt Collectors - Federal Trade Commission
These companies and people are banned, by federal court orders, from participating in the business of debt collection
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