This is a compilation of articles from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) websites. As prices rise, keep an eye out for scammers With the cost of groceries, housing, and many other things rising, you might be looking for ways to cut costs. You aren’t alone. Across the country, people are worried about high prices impacting their budgets. And scammers are taking notice.   Scammers may zero in on your anxiety over money in several ways. They might say they’re from the government and giving away grant money for home repairs or unpaid bills. Or they have an investment that’s guaranteed to deliver quick and high…

Robotexts complaints were up 146% last year over the year before, according to the FTC1. Chances are you have received a text message from an unknown sender – and most likely the message was from a scammer trying to trick you into giving them your sensitive information such as passwords, account numbers, or Social Security numbers. With that information, scammers could gain access to your personal accounts, or they could sell your information to other scammers. In this article, find out how to identify robotexts, which are also referred to as spam texts and SMS phishing. Learn what you can do about…

While the Federal Communications Committee (FCC), U.S. Senators, and telecommunications companies are making progress in the fight against robocalls, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced their own progress against illegal robocalls. They stopped the operator of a series of sham charities called "Veterans of America," an organization that falsely claimed it was a charity and that donations were tax deductible. Three individuals who were part of a scam that sent false robocalls to small business owners to get their money agreed to a ban in the case against Point Break Media. There was a double victory in the NetDotSolutions…