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Paying scammers

Gift cards are a popular and convenient way to give someone a gift. They’re also a popular way for scammers to steal money from you.

Capital One Hack

Capital One hack There's a huge data breach to tell you about this morning, and it might be one of the biggest.

Watch out for these scams targeting the elderly

A sobering truth is that older adults are oftentimes the target of costly scams, because they tend to have a more robust nest egg and may be hesitant to report the crime.

4 mistakes to watch out for when paying off debt

Cell phone scam

Fraudsters are using stolen info to trick cell phone carriers into transferring legitimate phone numbers to new devices, leaving consumers with dead cell phones and vulnerable to further attacks.

Every year, Fraud.org collects thousands of consumer complaints about scams, and today we're releasing our current list of the Top Ten Scams in order to warn consumers what to watch out for. For the fifth year in a row, scams involving bogus Internet merchandise were the #1 complaint!

Creating a Strong Password

Feb 01, 2018 05:30 AM

Check out the “Creating a Password” tip card for helpful steps on reevaluating and strengthening your passwords from Homeland Security.

It's Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week

January 29th - February 2nd the FTC has multiple webinars and tools to help educate consumers about tax-related identity theft, their impact, how to protect yourself, and how to recover if you become a victim.

Tips to avoid email scams

5 Tips for Avoiding Email Scams.

It's Data Privacy Day!

Learn how to keep your information safe.

'Tis the Season for Scams

It’s the time of year when fraudsters roll out a cornucopia of time-tested scams to prey on consumers’ holiday habits.

Fake MoneyPak websites

Many of America’s 33.5 million unbanked and underbanked households rely on prepaid debit cards to pay bills and make purchases. These consumers use cash reload packs--like Green Dot’s MoneyPaks--to load money on their prepaid debit cards. While cash reload packs offer people without bank accounts critical access to the financial system, they are also a frequent target of scammers.

Scammers targeting victims in and out of disaster zones after recent hurricanes, earthquakes

Be on the lookout for scammers who want to take advantage of you when donating to disaster relief charities

Equifax Security Breach

A news release today reports that Credit Reporting Firm Equifax has had a data breach. While Equifax will be working to notify any consumers that may be at risk, we have found a more immediate resource for those that do not want to wait for their mail or e-mail communication. Equifax has established a dedicated website to help consumers to determine if they were affected and is providing complimentary identity theft protection.

51 Proven Ways to Prevent College Identity Theft