FTC Identity Theft Scams 
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 14, 2020
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a new operation, Operation Income Illusion, to crack down on fraudsters targeting victims with fake promises of jobs or income, according to a press release. The FTC is working with 19 other federal, state and local law enforcement partners in the effort.
PYMNTS
MARCH 7, 2018
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that new Medicare cards will be mailed out starting next month. The new cards are being issued to protect consumers from identity theft. The FTC is requesting that once the new cards are received, the old ones should be shredded immediately.
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PYMNTS
DECEMBER 17, 2020
The “stimulus” scams are already out there, reports NBC News. This scam is a new twist on those we’ve been seeing much of this year.”. Stimulus scams have been running all year , as have COVID-connected attempts to heist consumers’ funds. The FTC marked $201.26 PIRG Education Fund, told CNBC. “We
PYMNTS
MARCH 2, 2018
But when seniors do become financial victims, they typically take a bigger hit than millennials do, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said in a press release. Overall, the FTC is seeing that consumers are losing more money due to fraud in 2017 than 2016.
FICO
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
The fraud problem has gone viral - consumers have filed more than 130,000 reports of fraud to the FTC and have lost $182 million to these activities during the pandemic. Payment card fraud, identity theft , account takeover and digital payment fraud have all increased significantly since March 2020. It Pays to Protect Yourself.
PYMNTS
MARCH 2, 2016
Among the key subjects of complaints that washed over the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network last year included debt collection, identity theft and scams related to impostors. The identity theft designation has been the top complaint category for the past 15 years, said the FTC.
PYMNTS
MAY 21, 2020
The new Preventing Financial Crimes Playbook explores the latest financial crime developments, including a rise in financial fraud related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, new threats targeting digital payment apps and guidance from PNC Financial Services on how multilayered defense systems can help curb the tide of digital scams.
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