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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
Glossary of Scams and Legal Terms - Federal Trade Commission A form of fraud in which a scam artist sends an email (or places a phone call) purporting to be from the recipient's bank, internet service provider, or other trusted source and asking for personal information such as credit card or bank account numbers, passwords, or Social Security numbers
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
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
Paying to get paid: gamified job scams drive record losses A job you truly enjoy is a good thing, but if the work feels more like an online game than an actual job, you can bet it’s a scam Reported losses to job scams increased more than threefold from 2020 to 2023 and, in just the first half of 2024, topped $220 million [1]
Restoro-Reimage Refunds - Federal Trade Commission On March 13 and 14, 2025, the FTC will send 736,375 PayPal payments totaling more than $25 5 million to people who paid for computer repair services from tech support companies Restoro and Reimage The FTC sued Restoro and Reimage, and the companies paid money to settle According to the lawsuit, these companies used misleading online ads and fake Microsoft Windows pop-up screens to scare
Avast Settlement | Federal Trade Commission The FTC is currently reviewing claims We will update this page when we have more information What was the settlement about? Avast paid money to settle charges brought by the FTC According to the FTC, Avast collected and sold users’ information to third parties without users’ consent Now, the FTC is reaching out to users affected by Avast’s privacy failures What was the deadline to