FTC says Americans lost $12 billion to scams last year and these were the worst ones — here's how to stay safe
An annual report issued by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released this week has revealed the top scams and losses ...
CA and NY Cases Have FTC's Republicans Poised to Enforce Long-Mothballed Antitrust Law
"We have a constitutional obligation to treat the Robinson-Patman Act as valid law, and to make enforcement decisions ...
FTC commissioner fired by Trump says her ouster should concern markets
One of the two Democratic commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission whom President Donald Trump abruptly fired Tuesday ...
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$12.5 billion lost to fraud in 2024; top scams revealed
More people are losing money to fraud. The Federal Trade Commission says it got 2.6 million fraud reports in 2024. More than 1 in 3 people who reported *** scam also reported losing money ...
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Imposter fraud is the top type of complaint.
But FTC officials say people who are familiar with ... fine or face arrest for bogus claims of identity theft, failing to report to jury duty or other civil issues. “Scammers use many tactics ...
Trump’s FTC firings stir debate about agency independence
President Trump’s dismissal of two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is raising new questions about ...
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$12.5 billion lost to fraud in 2024; top scams revealed
The FTC reports a record $12.5 billion lost to scams in 2024, with investment fraud, job scams, and debt relief fraud topping the list. The FTC reports a record $12.5 billion lost to scams in 2024 ...