by Carol Thompson A data broker operation sold the sensitive personal information of hundreds of thousands of consumers – including Social Security and bank account numbers – to scammers who allegedly debited millions from their accounts, the Federal Trade Commission...
by Carol Thompson The caller ID shows a Washington, DC number. A man on the line claims to be from Microsoft and is sorry to inform you that your latest Windows update was corrupt, or didn’t install properly, or didn’t install at all. The man then offers...
by Carol Thompson The phone rings. The caller claims to be from United Processing Services. The message: Call an unnamed law firm within a specified time period, usually an hour or two, or a process server will arrive at your door, or worse, at your place of...
by Carol Thompson Online dating has resulted in many happy endings, but they can also be breeding grounds for scams and schemes. The Federal Trade Commission recently cracked down on one scamming website that used fake profiles to convince members to upgrade from a...
by Carol Thompson The Federal Trade Commission has stopped an online scheme that allegedly lured consumers with “free” access to their credit scores and then billed them a recurring fee of $29.95 per month for a credit monitoring program they never ordered. Three...
