scammers

  • La FTC reduce barreras lingüísticas para combatir a los estafadores

    Mark Hedin Ethnic Media Services La Comisión Federal de Comercio (FTC) tiene una nueva estrategia para combatir el fraude. A partir de este otoño, su Language Access Initiative (Iniciativa de acceso a los idiomas) ofrece intérpretes que pueden recibir reportes de fraude y brindar asesoría en muchos más idiomas...
  • FTC Scales Language Barriers to Battle Scammers

    Mark Hedin Ethnic Media Services The Federal Trade Commission has a new strategy for battling fraud. As of this fall, its Language Access Initiative provides interpreters who can take fraud reports and provide advice in many more languages than just English and Spanish. At a Nov. 21 press briefing...
  • ‘If You’re Looking for a Job, Scammers are Looking for You!’

    Mark Hedin Ethnic Media Services It’s a sad fact of life: If it seems too good to be true, beware! In this Wild West era of still largely unregulated online portals such as Instagram, WeChat, Tik Tok and others, the Federal Trade Commission is battling a new crime wave:...
  • Text Messages Become a Gold Mine for Scammers, FTC Officials Say

    A few days ago, Christian Amador received a text message on his smartphone. It wasn’t from someone he knew. He thought he just received a missent text message. “It was lovely meeting you. I enjoyed our dinner together, and I’m looking forward to getting to know you,” said the...
  • Scammers Taking Advantage of Shortage of Back-to-School Supplies, BBB Warns Consumers

    LOS ANGELES & SAN JOSE – School will be back in session soon and this year, teachers and students will transition from the virtual classroom to in-person learning. It’s also a stressful time for parents who have to purchase school supplies. Global supply chains are compromised by extreme weather, cyber...
  • Estafadores se aprovechan de la escasez de útiles escolares, BBB advierte a los consumidores

    LOS ÁNGELES Y SAN JOSÉ – La escuela volverá a estar en sesión pronto y este año, los maestros y los estudiantes harán la transición del aula virtual al aprendizaje en persona. También es un momento estresante para los padres que tienen que comprar útiles escolares. Las cadenas de...
  • Summer Brings Out Door to Door Scammers

    Khalil Abdullah Ethnic Media Services Summer’s here, and Deacon Reginald Patterson, who directs the senior ministry of Chicago’s New Covenant Church, anticipates fraudsters and scammers to descend upon parishioners’ neighborhoods like a plague of locusts. Patterson said summer brings door-knocking hustlers and con artists onto front porches and doorsteps...
  • El verano trae consigo a estafadores que van de puerta en puerta

    Khalil Abdullah Ethnic Media Services El verano ha llegado, y el diácono Reginald Patterson, que dirige el ministerio de la tercera edad de la Iglesia de la Nueva Alianza de Chicago, prevé que los estafadores y timadores van a  empezar a aparecer en los vecindarios de sus feligreses como...
  • BBB Warns Seasonal Job Seekers of Scammers

    BBB Are you looking for seasonal work over the upcoming holidays? According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), the overall economy is expected to gain an average of 163,000 temporary workers over the 2018 winter holiday season. The holidays can be expensive – gifts, travel, and events all add...
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