Federal Trade Commission Top Scams of 2022

What are scammers up to these days? Every day, people just like you tell the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) what they’ve spotted, and maybe even lost money to. Then, every year, the FTC rolls up all those millions of reports about fraud, scams, and bad business practices to tell the story: What are scammers up to these days? In today’s episode, join Ouista Atkins, the Training and Development Coordinator for the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Native Learning Center, and Maria Mayo, Associate Director, Division Of Consumer Response & Operations of the Federal Trade Commission, as we discuss the latest FTC data book that says people reported losing $8.8 billion to scams. While losses have increased by $2.6 billion more than 2021, the number of reports are down by half a million. Do you think you lost money to a scam? Find out what to do next.