Identity Theft

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Look out for credit card skimmers on gas pumps

With the summer travel season in high gear, the FTC is warning drivers about skimming scams at the pump.  (Full Story found here.) Skimmers are illegal card readers attached to payment terminals.  These card readers grab data off a credit…

Change your Twitter Password

by Ari Lazarus Consumer Education Specialist, FTC You may have heard the recent news that Twitter discovered a bug that stored passwords “unmasked” in an internal log. What does this mean? If you are a Twitter user, your password could…

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Are you sick of robocalls and wish you could block them?

If you answer the phone and hear a recorded message instead of a live person, it’s a robocall.  We’ve seen a significant increase in the number of illegal robocalls because internet-powered phone systems have made it cheap and easy for…

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Tax Identity Theft Awareness

Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week has an event for you January 30, 2017 by Seena GressinAttorney, Division of Consumer & Business Education Today we’re kicking off Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week. Tax identity theft happens when a scammer files a…

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Yahoo email compromise. Important Info.

Yahoo customer service scam byAndrew JohnsonConsumer Education Specialist, FTC Need to contact Yahoo customer care? There are a few ways to do so — but, Yahoo warns that phone is not an option. That’s right: any phone number you come…