Postal Inspection Service Says Work at Home Schemes Don't Pay - March
2005
Take This Scheme and Stuff It: Avoiding Envelope-Stuffing Rip-Offs -
December 2003
FTC Launches Nationwide Ad Campaign To Protect Consumers
from Job Scams - October 2003
Consumer Alert -
Federal Job Fraud - October 2003
State, Federal Law Enforcers Launch Sting on Business
Opportunity, Work-at-Home Scams - June 2002
Fraudulent Bonus Checks For Non-Existent Jobs - March
2002
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Family
'You've Just Won a Playstation 2!' - or
Maybe Not, Says FTC in Complaint Filed Against Internet Spammers - April
2002
Electronic Games Sales
Scam - December 2000
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Federal
Programs
Diversity Visa Lottery: Read the Rules, Avoid the Rip-Offs - July
2004
'Free
Grants': Don't Take Them For Grant-ed - March 2004
Fraudulent FBI E-Mails -
July 2001
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Food
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Health
FTC: Consumers Do Not Need to Pay for Information on Free Drugs -
November 2004
FTC Alleges That Marketers of CortiSlim and
CortiStress Made False or Unsubstantiated Claims - October 2004
FDA and Johnson and
Johnson Warn Public About Counterfeit Contraceiptive Patches Sold Through Foreign Internet
Site - February 2004
FDA Investigating Reports of Unlicensed Influenza Vaccine - December
2003
Rumors About Recalled Lot of Influenza Vaccine - October
2003
Serono Issues Notification of Counterfeit Serostim® - May
2002
FTC Charges Three Top-selling Electronic Abdominal
Exercise Belts with Making False Claims - May 2002
Offers to Treat Biological Threats: What You Need to Know - October
2001
False E-mail Report: Hantavirus Spread by Contact With Soda
Cans or Grocery Packages - May 2001
Fraudulent
Health Claims: Don't Be Fooled - March 2001
Virtual "Treatments" Can Be Real-World Deceptions - March
2001
False E-
mail Report About "Klingerman Virus" - February 2001
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Housing
FTC Offers Home Repair Advice to Victims of Recent Flooding - April
2005
Better Business Bureau Uncovers National Mortgage Elimination
Scheme - January 2005
A Steal on Repairs - October
2004
FTC Offers Home Repair Advice to Hurricane Charley Victims - August
2004
Subprime Loan Victims to Receive Additional Redress - February
2004
Nearly 28,000 First Alliance Borrowers Will Share an
Initial Redress Pool of Almost $45 Million - December 2002
Don't Get "Locked Out" of Your Home By a Bankruptcy Scam Operator -
June 2001
Avoiding Home Equity
Scams - March 2001
Thinking About a Home Improvement? Don't Get Nailed - March
2001
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Money
SEC Sues Telemarketers for Fraudulent 'Wrong Number' Stock Tips - May
2005
Credit Card Sinkhole - April
2005
Dialing for Dollars - March
2005
Stamp Out Identity
Theft - February 2005
A Cautionary Tale - Staged Auto Accident Fraud - Don't Let it Happen to
You - February 2005
New Iraq-Related Internet Scams Preying on
Relatives of Slain U.S. Soldiers and Other Americans - February
2005
2004 Fraud Trends: Consumers Being Hounded by Phishing Scams -
February 2005
FTC Releases Top 10 Consumer Complaint Categories for 2004 - February
2005
Scam Alert:
Stamp Out Identity Theft - February 2005
Tsunami Disaster
Relief Fraud Alert - February 2005
Better Business Bureau Uncovers National Mortgage Elimination
Scheme - January 2005
Tsunami Disaster
Relief Fraud Alert - January 2005
Scam Alert - Can’t
Win for Losing - December 2004
BBB
Cautions Donors on Tsunami Relief Appeals - December 2004
FTC Warns Consumers About 'Check Overpayment' Scams - December
2004
The Holidays Are Here Again: FTC Offers Tips to Help
Consumers Shop Safely Online - November 2004
FTC Survey Shows Advance-Fee Scams Top the List of Consumer
Frauds - November 2004
Deceptive Magazine
Sales - September 2004
FDIC Warns About Fraudulent Request for Information - September
2004
Federal Bank, Thrift and
Credit Union Regulatory Agencies Provide Brochure with Information on Internet "Phishing"
- September 2004
Con Artists Using 'Wrong Number'
Answering Machine Messages to Snare Victims in New Scam Sweeping Nation - August
2004
FTC Warns Consumers about Potential Charity Scams - August
2004
Advocacy Group Warns that More and More Consumers Falling
for Fake Check Scams - August 2004
IRS Reissues Consumer Warning on Identity
Theft Scheme; Scheme Now Targeting Caribbean - August 2004
BBB Warns that Imposters are Targeting Consumers and Businesses - August
2004
IRS Warns of Scheme to Steal Identity and Financial Data - June
2004
Treasury, IRS Warn of Identity Theft Scheme Involving Bogus E-mail,
Web site - April 2004
Online
Auction Fraud Complaints Still Rising - March 2004
NASD Investor Alerts - March
2004
IRS Updates the ‘Dirty Dozen’ for 2004: Agency Warns of New Scams -
March 2004
Get Rich Quik?
Don't Count on It! - February 2004
FDIC
And FBI Investigating Fraudulent Emails - January 2004
SIPC Issues Warning About Web-Based "Brokerage
Identity Theft" Scams Targeting Investors - December 2003
FBI
Warns beware of Scams/Schemes/Frauds - December 2003
FTC Urges Consumers to Be Wary of "El Gordo" Spanish Lottery
Scam - December 2003
FTC Experts Urge Consumers to Take Caution This Holiday Season -
November 2003
FTC Warns Consumers About Potential Charity Scams - October
2003
FTC, IRS, and State Regulators Urge Care
When Seeking Help from Credit Counseling Organizations - October
2003
Beware of Land Sale
Scheme - August 2003
FTC Warns Consumers of Scammers Charging for Do Not Call
Registration - August 2003
Fraudulent Ads Using Official Financial Institution Logos - July
2003
FBI Says Web "Spoofing" Scams are a Growing Problem - July
2003
CFTC Finds That Florida Residents
Fraudulently Marketed A Commodity Futures Trading Method On E-Bay - July
2003
CFTC
Charges California Boiler Room, British Capital Group and Its President, With Defrauding
Customers in Foreign Currency (Forex) Scam - June 2003
Best Buy Alerts Consumers of Fraudulent Spam E-mail - June
2003
New Tax Scam Targets Potential Recipients of Advance Child Tax
Credit - June 2003
Online Fraud on the
Rise - June 2003
CDIC Warns
of Internet Investment Scam - August 2002
Scam Artists Use Do Not Call Registry to Commit Fraud - June
2002
Colorado Attorney General Warns Colorado
Consumers to be Wary of Scams Related to No-Call List - June
2002
ID Theft Affidavit - May
2002
IRS Warns of Scheme to Steal Identity and Financial Data - May
2002
Abusive Tax Shelters - April
2002
Tax Fraud Alerts - April
2002
Tax Scams / Consumer
Alerts - April 2002
How to Report a Tax
Scam - March 2002
Fraudulent Telemarketers Snatching
Bank Account Numbers, National Fraud Information Center Stats Show - February
2002
Beware the
"Dirty Dozen" Tax Scams - January 2002
Public Awareness Advisory Regarding "4-1-9" or "Advance Fee
Fraud" Schemes - January 2002
Theft of TriWest Records
- December 2001
Detecting Counterfeit
Money - December 2001
'Tis the Season:
Donating to Charities - December 2001
Helping Victims of the Terrorist Attacks: Your Guide to Giving Wisely -
September 2001
BBB Cautions Donors on Appeals for Victims of the
September 11th Terrorist Attacks - September 2001
Broken
Promises: Promissory Note Fraud - August 2001
Tax Fraud Alerts - July
2001
Canadian
Lottery Telemarketing Fraud - July 2001
Credit Card Loss Protection Offers: They're the Real Steal - March
2001
Examples of
Known Phony Securities - March 2001
Scams Involving the Renting or Leasing of Treasury Securities - March
2001
Canadian Telemarketing Scam - 'British Premium
Savings Bond' Scheme Targeted Seniors - December 2000
Beware of Unexpected Charges for Buyers Clubs - - July 2000
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Small
Business
Skybiz Victims to Collect Court-Ordered Restitution - April
2004
FTC Creates a Consumer Hotline to Assist Victims of
Alleged Epixtar Web Cramming Scam - January 2004
Take This Scheme and Stuff It: Avoiding Envelope-Stuffing Rip-Offs -
December 2003
Franchise and
Business Opportunities - March 2001
Fraudulent Yellow
Pages Invoices - March 2001
'Net Based Business Opportunities Are Some Flop-portunities? - March
2001
Work-at-Home Schemes -
March 2001
Work-at-Home
Schemes Top Fraud - January 2000
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Travel
DOT Cautions Consumers on Super Bowl Air Travel Ticket Scams - January
2005
FTC Settles with Marketers of Bogus International Driver’s Licenses -
August 2003
Avoid a School Break
Bust - March 2001
Telemarketing Travel
Fraud - March 2001
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And
FTC Cautions Consumers about Voter Registration Scams - October
2004
FTC Releases Top 10 Consumer Complaint Categories in 2003 - January
2004
FBI Warns of E-mail
Scam - September 2003
Online
Auctions Dominant Consumer Fraud - April 2003
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