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06/28/2011
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03/30/2011
Many consumers rely on identity protection services to keep them from becoming a victim of identity theft. However, the ultimate guardian of personal information is the consumer.
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03/16/2011
The high unemployment rate nationwide allows for a perfect opportunity for scammers to steal personal and credit information.
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12/10/2010
Attorney General Eric Holder recently announced the results of Operation Broken Trust, organized the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force to target investment fraud, according to a FBI press release.
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11/01/2010
The number of scams in the U.S. continues to rise everyday. With scam calls from abroad and identity theft increasing on a day to day basis, the United States Postal Service has taken the matter into
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06/09/2010
Whether you are a business or consumer, fraud costs you money. Since $2.9 trillion is lost to fraud annually, you know fraud is impacting a lot of pocket books.
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05/04/2010
The FBI announced today that an existing fraud tip line is now accepting information from the public about suspected fraud associated with the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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12/01/2006
Fraudulent claims can show up in ads for a wide variety of products and services. Most use similar terms and techniques to entice a reader, listener, or viewer to respond favorably to an ad. This publication includes general tips on how to screen ads effectively and particular tip-offs - "buzz words" or techniques - to help you identify some of the most common types of deceptions that are found in ads for get-rich-quick schemes, weight loss fraud, health fraud, credit repair and loan scams, travel fraud and product misrepresentations. By learning to spot the tell-tale signs of fraudulent advertising, you can protect your customers, your bottom line, your reputation, and the good name of your legitimate advertisers.
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06/01/2005
The Federal Trade Commission has published this booklet to help raise awareness of identity theft. We encourage you to share it with your family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors.
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02/01/2005
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01/01/2004
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued the amended Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) on January 29, 2003. Like the original TSR issued in 1995, the amended Rule gives effect to the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act. This legislation gives the FTC and state attorneys general law enforcement tools to combat telemarketing fraud, give consumers added privacy protections and defenses against unscrupulous telemarketers, and help consumers tell the difference between fraudulent and legitimate telemarketing.
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06/01/2002
It's easy to see why ads for business opportunities like these appeal to consumers looking to make extra money: They promise good pay for little effort. But, as many consumers who have answered these ads have learned - and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has found - many business opportunity promotions are nothing but scams that take consumers' money up front and fail to deliver on the promises.
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06/01/2002
Many people find it easy and convenient to use credit cards and ATM or debit cards. The Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA) and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) offer procedures for you to use if your cards are lost or stolen.
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10/01/2001
It's like clockwork. You sit down to dinner and the phone rings. You answer it. The caller is trying to sell you something or tell you that you've won a fabulous prize. If you're tempted by the offer, get the facts. You may be in for a fraud.
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09/01/2001
Whether they're looking for a short cut to losing weight or a cure for a serious ailment, consumers may be spending billions of dollars a year on unproven, fraudulently marketed, often useless health-related products, devices and treatments.
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