Jan 14, 2026 · Phishing Scams and How to Spot Them Phishing is a type of online scam that targets consumers by sending them an e-mail that appears to be from a well-known source – an internet …

Deploy a safety net Use email authentication technology to help prevent phishing emails from reaching your company’s inboxes in the first place.

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Mar 10, 2025 · For the second consecutive year, email was the most common way that consumers reported being contacted by scammers. Phone calls were the second most commonly reported …

If you gave us an email, you will get an email with this information, as well. And that’s it. That’s how easy it is to report fraud. Scammers don’t just scam one person, so if you detect a scam, help your …

May 24, 2024 · New data from the Federal Trade Commission shows that Best Buy/Geek Squad, Amazon, and PayPal are the companies people report scammers impersonate most often.

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Do you use email in your business? The CAN-SPAM Act, a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have you stop …

Newly released Federal Trade Commission data show that consumers reported losing more than $10 billion to fraud in 2023, marking the first time that fraud losses have rea

Feb 24, 2025 · The Federal Trade Commission is sending claim forms to consumers who bought deceptively marketed antivirus software from Avast.