Scams that impersonate well-known businesses and government agencies are consistently among the top frauds reported to the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network.[1] In 2023, data from the FTC alone show more than 330,000 reports of business impersonation scams and nearly 160,000 reports of government impersonation scams.
LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reissuing 5 of her debt-related alerts at the end of this year’s Debt Awareness Week to help educate residents on ways they can take control of their debt. She also wants to make them aware of some of the scams rolled out at this time of year and all year round by bad actors attempting to separate them from their money.
The cart doesn’t lead the horse, which is why payments innovations tend to check the boxes that end users need most. And sometimes the smallest boxes, or micro moments, can have the biggest impact.
The largest credit card companies in the United States reached an agreement with merchants this past week to reduce the so-called swipe fees retailers pay for accepting credit card payments, potentially saving the retailers $30 billion.
March 30, 2024 (SAINT PAUL) — Today, Attorney General Keith Ellison issued a warning to Minnesotans about how to avoid phony debt collection scams.
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