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Bookmark or Share- Business Email Imposters - Federal Trade CommissionIf you find out scammers are impersonating your business, tell your customers as soon as possible — by mail, email, or social media. If you email your customers, send an email without hyperlinks. You don’t want your notification email to look like a phishing scam. Remind customers not to share any personal information through email or text.
- Impersonation scams: not what they used to beComparing 2020 to 2023, for example, reports of scams starting with a phone call have plummeted, while reports of scams starting with a text or email have increased. In that same period, people reported skyrocketing losses through bank transfer [5] and cryptocurrency.
- Debt Relief and Credit Repair Scams - Federal Trade CommissionFTC Sends More than $3.3 Million to Consumers Harmed by Student Loan Debt Relief Scam (June 14, 2023) FTC Sends More Than $557,000 to Consumers Harmed by Credit Card Interest Rate Reduction Scam (May 22, 2023) FTC Stops Student Loan Debt Relief Schemes that it Says Bilked Students Out of Millions (May 8, 2023)
- Scams and Your Small Business: A Guide for BusinessIt’s a scam. Spot Tech-Related Scams. Since scammers often fake their phone numbers, don’t trust caller ID. If you get an unexpected text message or email, don’t click any links, open attachments, or download files.
- Phishing Scams - Federal Trade CommissionPhishing is a type of online scam that targets consumers by sending them an e-mail that appears to be from a well-known source – an internet service provider, a bank, or a mortgage company, for example. It asks the consumer to provide personal identifying information.
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