FTCvideos's video: How to Report Fraud at ReportFraud ftc gov Federal Trade Commission

This video shows you how to report fraud, scams, and bad business practices to the Federal Trade Commission at https://ReportFraud.ftc.gov and why it’s important to do it. ************************************************** Transcript: Hi, I’m Rosario Mendez, an attorney at the Federal Trade Commission. And today I’m going to tell you how to report scams at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. But first, let me tell you why it’s so important to report frauds and scams. Every time you file a report with the Federal Trade Commission you are helping us build cases, stop scammers, and also alert others about the current trends. And now it's a lot easier to report fraud at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. The first thing that you do to report a scam or a bad business practice is go to the website, ReportFraud.ftc.gov, and you click on the “Report Now” button. The site will ask you a few questions, like, “Is your report about any of these common problems?” That’s to narrow down what your report is about. You can report any scam, fraud or bad business practice you’ve spotted. Today I’m going to report an impersonator scam. In my case it was a tech support scam. So I’ll first select “an impersonator” and then I’ll click that somebody was pretending to be a “well-known or trusted business.” And then I'll click “continue.” And then I'll just fill out a few more details. Did the company offer tech support services, - yes. Did you send the scammer payment of any kind? - yes. How much money did you pay the scammer in total – I'm going to say 99 dollars. How did you pay or send the money? – credit card. Was it an automatic recurring charge or subscription? - no. When did you most recently pay or send money? I'm going to say, August 10th. How did you first hear about it? I'm going to say website. Name of the company: I'm going to make up a company. Name of the person: If you talked to anybody, put name there. Describe what happened: This is the opportunity to put in your own words, what happened to you. Press continue again. Now, I’m going to enter my contact information. That way I can help if someone needs more information about what happened. But you can give as much or as little information as you’d like. Your name, address, phone number, and then hit submit. You’ll get your report number and also tips on what to do next. If you gave us an email, you will get an email with this information, as well. And that’s it. That’s how easy it is to report fraud. Scammers don’t just scam one person, so if you detect a scam, help your community, help protect your friends, your family, by reporting it to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. If you like this video, give it a like, share it with your friends, subscribe to recieve for more tips from the Federal Trade Commission. Thanks for watching – and thanks for reporting fraud. ************************************************** The Federal Trade Commission deals with issues that touch the economic life of every American. It is the only federal agency with both consumer protection and competition jurisdiction in broad sectors of the economy. The FTC pursues vigorous and effective law enforcement; advances consumers' interests by sharing its expertise with federal and state legislatures and U.S. and international government agencies; develops policy and research tools through hearings, workshops, and conferences; and creates practical and plain-language educational programs for consumers and businesses in a global marketplace with constantly changing technologies. Comment Moderation Policy We welcome your comments and thoughts about the information on this page. If you do have something to say, please be courteous and respectful to other commenters. We won't routinely review any comments before they are posted (except for ones that contain urls and profanity), but we will delete any comments that: 1) contain spam or are off-topic 2) use vulgar language or offensive terms that target specific groups or contain personal attacks 3) are sales pitches or promotions 4) have urls or links to commercial sites 4) spread clearly misleading or false information or 5) include personal information, like home addresses