Scam Alert

Ignore calls, texts, and emails threatening to ...

Did you get a call claiming you missed jury duty and need to pay? Followed by a text or email with official-looking documents saying there’s a warrant out for your...

Ignore calls, texts, and emails threatening to ...

Did you get a call claiming you missed jury duty and need to pay? Followed by a text or email with official-looking documents saying there’s a warrant out for your...

How to spot a CAPTCHA scam

Real CAPTCHAs won’t ask you to run commands on your device. If you notice something downloading to your device after responding to a CAPTCHA, act quickly to remove the malware...

How to spot a CAPTCHA scam

Real CAPTCHAs won’t ask you to run commands on your device. If you notice something downloading to your device after responding to a CAPTCHA, act quickly to remove the malware...

A real FTC employee won’t text you their photo ...

Scammers lie and pretend to be an FTC employee to trick you into giving them money, access to your financial accounts, or your personal information.

A real FTC employee won’t text you their photo ...

Scammers lie and pretend to be an FTC employee to trick you into giving them money, access to your financial accounts, or your personal information.

AI ‘voice cloning’ scams are on the rise. Here’...

A California mom says she was scammed out of thousands of dollars this month after receiving a call that sounded like her daughter in distress. She now suspects it was...

AI ‘voice cloning’ scams are on the rise. Here’...

A California mom says she was scammed out of thousands of dollars this month after receiving a call that sounded like her daughter in distress. She now suspects it was...

Medicare fraud affects everyone, so here’s what...

Medicare losses due to fraud, errors, and abuse cost taxpayers about $60 billion every year.

Medicare fraud affects everyone, so here’s what...

Medicare losses due to fraud, errors, and abuse cost taxpayers about $60 billion every year.

Asked to enter your email address and password ...

It’s graduation and summer party season. The FTC is getting reports about unexpected “You’re invited” texts and emails that are actually phishing scams.

Asked to enter your email address and password ...

It’s graduation and summer party season. The FTC is getting reports about unexpected “You’re invited” texts and emails that are actually phishing scams.