Sweepstakes Scams
Sweepstakes Scams. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has settled with several operators of a sweepstakes scam. The scam bilked consumers out of millions of dollars. Included in the settlement agreement, the scammers are permanently banned from operating sweepstakes...
Trust Mill Scams
Do You Really Want to Work? Five years ago, people complained they couldn’t find work. Today, there are so many jobs available, and no one wants to work. Instead, robbers, burglars, drug dealers, and scammers pervade the landscape. Scamming has become the new normal....
Scams and Scammers – How Do You Know?
Four Signs of Scams 1. Scams and Scammers PRETEND to be from an organization you know. Scammers often pretend to be contacting you on behalf of the government. They might use a real name, like the Social Security Administration, the IRS, or Medicare, or make up a name...