Scam safety guides
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Scholarship and Financial Aid Scams in the United States: Fee Traps, FAFSA Middlemen and Seminar Pitches, According to the FTC
How US scholarship and financial aid scams work, why the FAFSA is always free, six phrases that signal a scam and what the FTC says to do at a seminar.
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Pyramid and Ponzi Schemes in the UK: What the Law Says About Pyramid Promotional Schemes, How They Differ From Genuine Direct Selling and How to Report Them
What UK law says about pyramid promotional schemes, how Ponzi and pyramid schemes work, how the ASA treats multi-level marketing and where to report a scheme.
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Scams After a Death in the UK: Fake Funeral Livestreams, Bogus Donation Pages and Debt Claims Against Bereaved Families
How UK bereavement scams work, from fake funeral livestream and donation links to false debt and insurance claims, and what Trading Standards advises.
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Credit Repair Scams in the United States: What the FTC Says Companies Cannot Legally Promise, Charge or Remove From a Credit Report
US credit repair scams: what the FTC says such companies cannot legally do, six warning signs, how to dispute errors for free and where to report.
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Social Security, Medicare and Court-Official Impersonation Scams in the United States: What the FTC and Medicare.gov Say Real Agencies Do and Do Not Do
How US Social Security, Medicare and jury-duty impersonation scams work, what real agencies do not do and where to report them, per the FTC and Medicare.gov.
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Utility Shut-Off Scams in the United States: Barcodes, QR Codes, Bitcoin and the Payment Demands the FTC Says No Utility Makes
How utility shut-off scams work in the US, why barcode, QR code, gift card and Bitcoin payment demands are red flags, and what the FTC advises.
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Student Loan Debt Relief and Forgiveness Scams in the United States: What the FTC and Federal Student Aid Say to Watch For
How student loan debt relief and forgiveness scams work in the US, the red flags the FTC and Federal Student Aid list, and what to do if you have paid.
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Fake Amazon Calls, Emails and Texts: The Warning Signs Amazon UK Lists and Where to Report an Impersonation Scam
The signs of a fake Amazon call, email or text as listed in Amazon UK’s help pages, how to check a message, and where to report an impersonation scam in the UK.
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Timeshare Resale and Exit Scams in the United States: The Promises the FTC Says to Distrust and Checks to Make Before You Pay
How timeshare resale and exit scams work in the US, the promises the FTC says are red flags, and the checks to make before paying anyone to sell or cancel.
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Scam Mail Through the Letterbox: How National Trading Standards Says to Spot Postal Scams and Where to Report Them in the UK
How postal scams work, the tricks National Trading Standards says scam letters use, and where to report scam mail in each UK nation.