New data from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revealed that consumers lost $470 million to text message scams in 2024.

FTC says AI is helping prevent scams. The FTC recently issued a consumer alert to warn people about scams. The agency points out in its statement that the FTC never calls individu ...

Pejorative labels, like “surveillance advertising,” do "nothing to help us understand the practice,” says the FTC's ...

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued a consumer alert today regarding the imminent compliance deadline for the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new “Click-to-Cancel” Rule. Businesses have ...

Text message scams cost consumers $470 million in 2024, the Federal Trade Commission reported. Fake package delivery alerts ...

The complaint, filed in federal court in California, alleges Uber engaged in deceptive bill and cancellation practices and ...

Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued a consumer alert regarding a new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule set to ...

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