Car Dealerships charge Black and Latino Consumers more alleges FTC

Car Dealerships charge Black and Latino Consumers more alleges FTC

Aug 20, 2024

FTC Takes Action Against Auto Dealer Group Asbury Automotive for Discriminating Against Black and Latino Consumers and Charging for Unwanted Add-Ons Asbury Automotive is: David McDavid Ford Ft. Worth David McDavid Honda Frisco David McDavid Honda Irving General Manager Ali Benli Complaint says

Read More
Student loan scammers speak your language

Student loan scammers speak your language

Jul 25, 2024

By Ari Lazarus Scammers will say just about anything – in any language – to separate you from your hard-earned money. And when it comes to student loan forgiveness, they’ll target Spanish speakers with false promises of debt relief help. The FTC just

Read More
What to do if you can’t make car payments

What to do if you can’t make car payments

Jul 10, 2024

By Colleen Tressler Trouble making car payments? Worried about repossession? Unexpected life events, like a job loss or drop in income, may affect your ability to pay your bills, including car payments. If you’re worried that you won’t be able to make your

Read More
Is that person you met online really a military servicemember… or a scammer

Is that person you met online really a military servicemember… or a scammer

Jun 21, 2024

By Cristina Miranda If you meet someone on social media or a dating website or app, how can you tell if their profile is real? They say they’re in the military – but scammers especially like to pose as military servicemembers stationed overseas.

Read More
Free Money On Social Media? Nah, It’s Definitely A Scam

Free Money On Social Media? Nah, It’s Definitely A Scam

May 24, 2024

By Jim Kreidler Scams on Social Media. I won money and want to give you part of it. Don’t engage. It’s a scam. Say you’re scrolling through your social media feed, and you see a post saying, “I’m the winner of $600 million

Read More
QR Codes That Steal Your Information

QR Codes That Steal Your Information

Dec 13, 2023

Scammers hide harmful links in QR codes to steal your personal information. By Alvaro Puig – FTC Consumer Education Specialist QR codes seem to be everywhere. You may have scanned one to see the menu at a restaurant or pay for public parking.

Read More
Credit Karma

Credit Karma

Dec 8, 2023

Payments for people who wasted time on “pre-approved” Credit Karma credit card offers: Are you eligible? By Amy Hebert – Consumer Education Specialist, FTC Did Credit Karma say you were “pre-approved” for a credit card, but you ended up denied credit? Then you

Read More
Spot Holiday Job Scams

Spot Holiday Job Scams

Dec 6, 2023

By Jim Kreidler – Consumer Education Specialist/FTC Lots of folks look for jobs during the holiday season to make some extra cash or pay bills. But scammers follow seasonal employment trends, too, advertising jobs the same way honest employers do. They’re looking for

Read More
What If You Can’t Make Car Payments

What If You Can’t Make Car Payments

Nov 30, 2023

By Colleen Tressler – FTC, Division of Consumer and Business Education Trouble making car payments? Worried about repossession? Unexpected life events, like a job loss or drop in income, may affect your ability to pay your bills, including car payments. If you’re worried

Read More