South San Francisco, CA October 29, 2020 Scammers continue to become bolder making it easy for us to be duped. Check out this email, do you see the sender in the top left corner? It says Yahoo, yet the…
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Federal Trade Commission Warns COVID-19 scams targeting college students
South San Francisco, CA May 28, 2020 Hat tip to Sheri Boles for share from FTC May 27, 2020 by Ari Lazarus Consumer Education Specialist, FTC Hey college students: even though you’re likely far from campus, scammers are still trying…
FTC Info: Looking for work after Coronavirus layoffs?
South San Francisco, Ca April 13, 2020 Hat tip to Sheri Boles for the share from Federal Trade Commission April 13, 2020 by Lisa Weintraub Schifferle Attorney, FTC, Division of Consumer & Business Education Have you been laid off due…
FTC Warns: Scammers are using COVID-19 messages to scam people
South San Francisco, CA April 9, 2020 Hat tip to Sheri Boles for sharing this from Federal Trade Commission April 10, 2020 by Cristina Miranda Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC Scammers are experts at shifting tactics and changing…
FTC Social Security Scams are Growing: Hear what they sound like
South San Francisco, CA December 27, 2018 Submitted by Sheri Boles, City of South San Francisco This is what a Social Security scam sounds like December 27, 2018 by Jennifer Leach, Acting Associate Director, Division of Consumer and Business Education,…
Honoring our Veterans; Resources for Consumer Empowerment
South San Francisco, CA November 9, 2017 Submitted by Sheri Boles, City of SSF Honoring our Veterans November 9, 2017 by Carol Kando-Pineda; Attorney, Consumer & Business Education, FTC November 11 is Veterans Day. The origins of this annual commemoration reach back…
Celebrate National Cyber Security Awareness Month
South San Francisco, CA October 3, 2017 Submitted by Sheri Boles, City of South San Francisco by Ari Lazarus, Consumer Education Specialist, FTC October can be full of ghouls and ghosts, but what’s scarier that you can’t see? Scammers and fraudsters who…
The Equifax Data Breach: What to Do
South San Francisco, CA September 8, 2017 Submitted by Federal Trade Commission September 8, 2017 by Seena Gressin Attorney, Division of Consumer & Business Education, FTC If you have a credit report, there’s a good chance that you’re one…
Telemarketer 3: Rise of the Robocalls & What to do
South San Francisco, CA March 17, 2016 Submitted by Sheri Boles, CPUC originating from Pablo Zylberglait Senior Attorney, Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC Picture this: It’s dinner time. The kids are screaming. Then the phone rings just as you sit…
The Stuff of Schemes Aimed at Work-at-Home Businesses
South San Francisco, CA November 25, 2015 Submitted by Sheri Boles, CPUC by Seena Gressin Attorney, Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC You’ve heard of the “right stuff” — the mix of bravery and brass that author Tom Wolfe told…