How to Stay Safe from the Latest Scam Trends
What the FTC Wants You to Know About Today’s Scams Every day, scammers refine their tactics, using new technologies and exploiting current events to separate people from their money and personal information. Recently, as part of National Consumer Protection Week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a webinar to highlight the most pervasive and evolving scam trends targeting consumers right now. While the specific examples may change, the underlying principles of these cons remain consistent: creating urgency, impersonating trusted entities, and exploiting human emotion. ...