July 6th, 20220DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn is reminding residents to never share personal or financial information online, no matter how real an account may appear, after the discovery of a scam to impersonate elected officials.
The city is alerting the community to a social media scam to impersonate elected officials and defraud Dearborn...
December 23rd, 20200With the U.S. in the grips of an unprecedented economic crisis related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government grows increasingly concerned over scammers targeting desperate people.
Experts at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have noted the spread of dangerous schemes that disguise themselves as legitimate ways to...
May 10th, 20190
A while back, we warned you about the “one ring” scam. That’s when you get a phone call from a number you don’t know and the call stops after just one ring. The scammer is hoping you’ll call back, because it’s really an international toll number and will appear as a charge on your phone bill — with most of the money going...
September 23rd, 20180Scammers follow the news — and the money.
A few months ago, the Federal Trade Commission shared the news that Medicare is sending new cards to everyone who gets Medicare benefits, replacing your Social Security number with another number. As expected, scammers have been trying to cash in on this change.
These scammers typically...
August 13th, 20180With the summer travel season in high gear, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning drivers about skimming scams at the pump.
Skimmers are illegal card readers attached to payment terminals. These card readers grab data off a credit or debit card’s magnetic stripe without your knowledge. Criminals sell the stolen data or use...
March 23rd, 20181By Amy Hebert
Ever get a chain letter in the mail or online? Then you know the drill; you send money to a person at the top of the list, then take their name off and add yours to the bottom before sending the letter to more people. If the letters keep going, you're supposed to make money as your name moves up the list. In fact, most...
April 11th, 20170
WASHINGTON, DC - Some cons send pop-up computer warnings to pitch unnecessary – and sometimes harmful – tech support services. Some make phone calls. Others – like one scammer the FTC just sued – send spam emails that falsely claim the FTC hired them to help remove problem software. In this case, announced today, the court...
