GAO investigation finds litany of abuses by companies that claim they can settle your debt for pennies on the dollar.
Redesign of largest U.S. note in circulation is aimed at deterring counterfeiting. Most of the bills circulate outside the country.
Crooks are trying to sell phony policies by telling people the new law requires they buy insurance now.
Week of free visits to national parks is one of the deals offered for Earth Day-Week-Month. Don't forget appliance rebates.
Every year hundreds of thousands of consumers complain to the FTC. Here's how to avoid some of their most common problems.
Web site helps sift fact from fiction in forwarded e-mails. No, Bill Gates is not going to send you money.
Every year the FTC compiles a list of problems that drew the most complaints. Here's the new list, which still includes the Nigerian letter scam.
Census jobs are available, but you don't need to pay someone to get federal employment.
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