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  1. 8 hours ago

    U.S. officials participate in bilateral meetings with officials from Japan and South Korea:

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  2. Retweeted
    10 hours ago

    A dozen Ohioans who fell victim to a widespread tech support scam will soon receive refunds totaling more than $5K, AG Yost and the announced today. Read more here:

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  3. 11 hours ago

    Transactions granted early termination of the HSR waiting period by the FTC & DOJ on April 26 are now posted:

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  4. 11 hours ago

    FTC and state of Ohio sending refund checks to tech support scam victims:

    1 reply . 2 retweets 2 likes
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  5. 11 hours ago

    Is someone using your personal information to open new accounts, make purchases or get benefits? Report it at and get a free personal recovery plan

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  6. 14 hours ago

    Safeguard your network and customer credentials: Tips from the latest FTC data security case:

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  7. Retweeted
    Apr 27

    Beware of scammers calling and asking you to pay to “unlock” your number. Learn more from

    Wallet lock cash dollar scam security protect fraud
    1 reply . 10 retweets 12 likes
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  8. Retweeted
    Apr 28

    Data from the shows that is the top reported in . Be wary of any caller that asks for your number, demands immediate or advanced payments, or threatens you with arrest/legal action.

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  9. Retweeted
    Apr 26

    FCC Reminder: Check your monthly phone bill closely and learn what you can do if you find charges that you didn’t authorize or don’t understand.

    2 replies . 8 retweets 11 likes
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  10. Apr 26

    Watch to learn tips that will help you donate wisely and avoid charity scams:

    1 reply . 3 retweets 4 likes
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  11. Apr 25

    FTC announces agenda for May forum on small business financing:

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  12. Apr 25

    Did you miss any of the in 2018? Audio of every session from all of the Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century held in 2018 are now available. Visit .

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  13. Apr 25

    ICYMI: charges Surescripts with illegal monopolization of e-prescription markets:

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  14. Retweeted
    Apr 24

    Help your kids understand what information should stay private. Tell your kids why it's important to keep information like Social Security numbers, street addresses, phone numbers, and financial information private.

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  15. Retweeted
    Apr 24

    Talk to your kids about what they’re doing online. Find out which games, social networking sites, and other online activities your kids are into and make sure you are comfortable with them.

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  16. Apr 24

    Separately, FTC alleges that dress-up games website i-Dressup violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act by failing to obtain parental consent before collecting personal info from children under 13 & failing to provide reasonable security for data it collected

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  17. Apr 24

    FTC alleged that the the online rewards website ClixSense’s inadequate security allowed hackers to gain access to consumers’ sensitive information through the company’s network.

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  18. Apr 24

    ICYMI: Operators of two websites have reached separate agreements with the FTC over allegations that they failed to take reasonable steps to secure consumers’ data, which allowed hackers to breach both websites:

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    Apr 24

    Data from the shows that is the top reported in . Be wary of any caller that asks for your number, demands immediate or advanced payments, or threatens you with arrest/legal action. Report fraud here:

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  20. Apr 24

    Safeguard your network and customer credentials: Tips from the latest FTC case:

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