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App Permissions on iPhone: How to Check and Change Them
See which apps can use your camera, location, photos and more, then change access in minutes. A plain-language iPhone permissions guide for families.
SIM Swap Scams: How to Keep Someone From Taking Your Phone Number
In a SIM swap or port-out scam, someone moves your phone number to their own device and uses it to get into your accounts. Here are the warning signs, how…
Fake Check Scams: Overpayments, Prizes, and Why “Cleared” Isn’t Safe
A buyer overpays and asks for the difference back, or a prize check arrives with fees to pay. Here is how fake check scams work, why money that has cleared…
Crypto Investment Scams: Wrong-Number Texts to Fake Trading Apps
Many crypto investment scams start with a friendly wrong-number text and end with a fake trading app that shows big gains but charges endless fees to withdraw. Here are the…
Home Repair Scams: How to Hire a Contractor Safely
Door-to-door offers, storm repair crews and big upfront payments are classic home repair scams. Here is how to check a contractor, what the FTC’s three-day Cooling-Off Rule covers, and what…
Rental Listing Scams: How to Spot a Fake Rental Before You Pay
Fake apartment and vacation rental listings are often copies of real homes. Here is how to check that a landlord is real, which payments to refuse, and what to do…
Fake Coaching: How to Spot a Coaching Scam Before You Pay
Learn the warning signs of fake coaches and coaching scams, how to vet a coach before paying, and what to do if you already sent money or got scammed in…
Financial Fraud: Types, Warning Signs and What to Do
Financial fraud explained in plain language: what counts, common types including life insurance scams, warning signs, and exactly what to do if you lose money.
Fake Government and Bill-Pay Sites: How to Find the Real One
Search ads can lead to lookalike passport, records and bill-pay sites that add fees or take your personal information. Here is how to find the real office or company, and…
Debt Relief Scams: Upfront Fee Rules, Risks, and Free Help
Callers promising to erase your debt for a fee are often scams. Here is how the upfront fee rule works, the real risks of debt settlement, and the free help…
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Scams & Fraud
Fake Check Scams: Overpayments, Prizes, and Why “Cleared” Isn’t Safe
Crypto Investment Scams: Wrong-Number Texts to Fake Trading Apps
Home Repair Scams: How to Hire a Contractor Safely
Rental Listing Scams: How to Spot a Fake Rental Before You Pay
Fake Government and Bill-Pay Sites: How to Find the Real One
Online Security
SIM Swap Scams: How to Keep Someone From Taking Your Phone Number
How to Secure Your Home Wi-Fi Router, Step by Step
Hacked Social Media Account: How to Get Back In and Lock It Down
Back It Up: How to Protect Your Family Photos and Files (FTC Video Guide)
Hijacked Computer: What to Do If It’s Hacked or Infected (FTC Video Guide)
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