Tag: Identity Theft

The Federal Trade Commission will mark Tax Identity Theft Week, January 30 - February 3, with a series of events to alert consumers and businesses to ways they can minimize their risk of tax identity...

The Federal Trade Commission will host an all-day conference, “Planning For the Future,” examining the state of identity theft now and how it may evolve in the future. The event will take place on May...

Debt collection, identity theft and imposter scams were the most common categories of consumer complaints received by the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network in 2015, according to the...

Note: A conference call for media with FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez was held as follows: Date: Jan. 28, 2016 Time: 2 p.m. ET Ramirez and FTC staff took questions from the media about the new site...

Please note: This is a phone-in event only. There will be no webcast or live press conference. The Federal Trade Commission will host a phone-in media availability today at 2 p.m. EST to announce a...

The Federal Trade Commission has postponed a planned press conference at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., which was scheduled for today - Tuesday, Jan. 26, at 12:30 p.m. ET - to announce a major...

The FTC has postponed the Identity Theft Press Conference due to the government closure & DC weather conditions. The Federal Trade Commission will host a press conference at its headquarters in...

The Federal Trade Commission will conduct a week of events Jan. 25-29 to raise consumer awareness about the threat posed by tax identity theft, a scam that puts thousands of people at risk every year...