Alerts Archive

Scam Alerts

• Apr 24, 2017  Guard your Medicare number well!
  

  Consumer Action reminds seniors to safeguard their Medicare numbers. Scammers use victims' Medicare numbers to commit fraud and steal benefits. Unauthorized…

• Feb 08, 2017  Marketers looking to make a buck off student loan borrowers
  

  Consumer Action is warning consumers about mail solicitations on student loan consolidation and payment plans. The letters appear to be from…

• Nov 28, 2016  FCC warns of utility call scam
  

  The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has alerted consumers to be on the lookout for callers pretending to be utility company…

• Aug 03, 2016  Beware the 'National Consumer Protection Agency'
  

  Consumer Action is warning consumers about a new twist on the government imposter and sweepstakes scam.

  Scam artists are calling…

• May 13, 2016  Beware of fake shopping websites
  

  Many consumers have encountered problems with online orders from shopping sites that look like they are based in the U.S.…

• Dec 18, 2015  Telephone scam targets bankruptcy filers
  

  Consumer Action is warning consumers about a new scam targeting bankruptcy filers. (Bankruptcy filings are public records in most…

• Aug 17, 2015  Deceptive solicitations for extended auto warranties
  

  Consumer Action warns consumers about mail solicitations with offers to renew or extend automobile warranties. These letters are designed…

• Feb 03, 2015  Protecting your online brokerage accounts from fraud
  

  The Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of Investor Education and Advocacy issued a bulletin to help investors…

• Feb 19, 2014  Dirty Dozen tax scams for 2014
  

  The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has compiled a list of Dirty Dozen tax scams for 2014.

  Identity theft

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• Jan 22, 2014  Cable company calling with a free offer? Not!
  

  Consumer Action is warning consumers about a new fraud in which a scam artist calls, claiming to be from…

• Oct 31, 2013  Sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers
  

  WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today warned consumers about a sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants,…

• Mar 05, 2013  Hang up on aggressive callers from the 'electric utility'
  

  Consumer Action is warning consumers about calls from scammers who claim to be representatives of the utility company. Callers…

• Jun 21, 2012  NCL Fraud Center offers tips to avoid Twitter scams
  

  Our friends at National Consumers League have issued an important warning for Twitter users. NCL's Fraud…

• Dec 01, 2011  NCL warns of bogus car advertising schemes
  

  Our friends at the National Consumers League (NCL) Fraud Center have alerted consumers to a situation that…

• Nov 01, 2011  Wire transfer requests may be a 'red flag' for fraud
  

  Consumer Action is warning consumers that requests to wire money through Western Union or MoneyGram are a “red flag” that…

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