You don’t have to be a scam victim (meaning you lost money) to report a scam to the FTC. They will gather your information and add it to their database of scam attempts and scam victims. Most importantly, you are helping to protect your community every time you report fraud, a scam...
Since 2021, Americans lost $2.7 billion in scams from social media, the Federal Trade Commission said in a scamreportpublished Friday. And that figure is only a fraction of the actual harm, as most cases of fraud go unreported, the agency noted. People continue to fall victim to social med...
Getting scammed is messy and stressful so here are some ways to spot a scammer. WASHINGTON - If you receive a panicked call from someone who sounds just like a family member or friend asking for money, there’s a chance it could be a scam using artificial intelligence, U.S. federal reg...
Until the people responsible for these shady businesses face real financial hardship and actual jail time as a result of their actions, things will never change.At least we have 800notes.com to help spread the word about scammers like the ones described in the origianl story. Reply! ...
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Because the government has passed legislation offering various kinds of financial relief to consumers, some scammers are trying to take undue advantage of that, too. In one effort to combat this type of crime, the Small Business Administration is asking people to contact them directly, either by...
The scam artists lure would-be entrepreneurs with false promises of big earnings for little effort. They pitch their fraudulent offerings on the Web; in e-mail solicitations; through infomercials, classified ads and newspaper and magazine "advertorials"; and in flyers, telemarketing pitches, semina...
Verify the integrity, stability, and performanceof new advertisers, especially when they make an unusually large media buy. Scam artists are in it for the short term. Once they've made a quick buck, they often skip town, leaving dissatisfied customers and unpaid bills in their wake. So check...
Since 2021, Americans lost $2.7 billion in scams from social media, the Federal Trade Commission said in a scamreportpublished Friday. And that figure is only a fraction of the actual harm, as most cases of fraud go unreported, the agency noted. ...