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FTC warns gamified job scams are on the rise
The FTC says 'gamified' online job scams by WhatsApp and text on the rise. What to know.
The Federal Trade Commission said there were no task scams in 2020, there were 5,000 in 2023 and then task scams quadrupled by the first half of 2024.
FTC data reveals surge in online job scams, with losses exceeding $220M in 2024
Staggering rise in online job scams, particularly task scams, leads to over $220 million in losses in 2024. Beware of unsolicited messages and never pay to get paid.
FTC warns of online task job scams hooking victims like gambling
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns about a significant rise in gambling-like online job scams, known as "task scams," that draw people into earning cash through repetitive tasks, with the promises of earning more if they deposit their own money.
The FTC warns gamified job scams are on the rise
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has seen an alarming rise in gamified job scams over the past year. The FTC says that reports of job scams have quadrupled each year since 2022 topping out at 20,000 reports at a cost of $41 million in total during the first six months of the year.
Text message job scams are gamified and on the rise, FTC warns
Text message and WhatsApp job scams are rising sharply in the US, particularly a gamified form called ‘task scams,’ per an FTC warning.
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The FTC Takes Action To Raise Wine And Spirit Prices
The Federal Trade Commission has sued a wine distributor for discriminatory price cuts to big stores. This antitrust lawsuit ...
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FTC: Beware Job Offers That Ask You to Perform Game-Like Tasks
Scams involving offers of game-like jobs, where users perform online tasks for money, have quadrupled in the first half of ...
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The Youngest Ever FTC Chair Is Leaving. What Will Happen to Her Big Tech Probes?
An FTC probe does not constitute an official lawsuit against a company. Even if a probe escalates to a suit, it can take ...
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“The Lina Khan approach will quickly die”: Trump FTC pick signals big antitrust changes
Trump's nominees in the FTC and DOJ's antitrust division will test the "Khanservative's" commitment to antitrust ...
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How Trump's new FTC chair views AI, Big Tech
Andrew Ferguson, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to chair the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, has expressed the desire to ...
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FTC sues Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits for price discrimination
Meanwhile, the FTC seeks a permanent injunction to prohibit Southern Glazer’s from engaging in further alleged price ...
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Trump selects FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson to chair agency
President-elect Trump has tapped Andrew Ferguson to serve as chair of the Federal Trade Commission, an anti-trust and ...
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FTC sues Glazer’s for unfair pricing
The Federal Trade Commission has sued the largest U.S. distributor of wine and spirits, saying it is illegally discriminating against small and independent businesses.
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How to claim your Fortnite refund from the FTC
The Federal Trade Commission has announced it will issue refunds to nearly 630,000 Fortnite players after ruling that the ...
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