Scammers target shoppers with fake $500 gift cards, Newton police warn
Gift cards placed on vehicles in a Massachusetts shopping plaza parking lot this week were, in fact, too good to be true, according to police.
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Senate Democrats refuse to go along with GOP spending plan, as shutdown deadline nears
A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led government funding ...
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FTC Clarifies Misstep: No Resource Constraints for Amazon Prime Trial
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) clarifies its position, stating it has no resource constraints for the upcoming trial ...
FTC reverses its request for a delay in an Amazon trial
The Federal Trade Commission has walked back comments that a lack of resources is interfering with the agency’s ability to be ...
The FTC has enough staff to pursue its case against Amazon after all
The Federal Trade Commission doesn’t have any staffing issues that will impact its ability to face Amazon in trial after all, ...
FTC says Americans lost $12 billion to scams last year and these were the worst ones — here's how to stay safe
An annual report issued by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released this week has revealed the top scams and losses ...
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The ‘unpaid toll’ scam continues to draw complaints
Government agencies are renewing their warnings about the “unpaid toll” scam that usually arrives in the form of a text. The ...
7 ways to safeguard your money as the Trump administration weakens consumer protections
"It's sending a strong message that the CFPB is not here for consumers anymore; that under the Trump administration, the CFPB is here to give out pardons for violating the law," Erin Witte, director ...
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FTC: What are the signs of a scam?
" /> FTCScammers tell all kinds of stories to try to get your money or ...
Noncompete Agreements Are Sticking Around—But Be Careful How You Use Them
FTC's new Joint Labor Task Force is investigating noncompetes, no-poach agreements, and restrictive hiring contracts. Here's what to know.
Trump’s FTC pushes forward on Microsoft antitrust probe.
FTC staffers have continued to work on the investigation in recent weeks according to Bloomberg, a sign that Trump-appointed FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson is going to prioritize scrutiny of tech giants ...