Scam Alerts
2025 Alerts
- 4/15/2025 - Fake Refund APP Scams Steal Banking Info, Cash
- 4/10/2025 - China-based SMS Phishing Triad Pivots to Banks
- 4/4/2025 - Grandparent Scam Video
- 4/3/2025 - Account Takeovers: Emotional Predators
- 3/21/2025 - Your Social Media Can Lead to Identity Theft
- 3/10/2025 - That call or email saying you missed jury duty and need to pay? It's a scam
- 2/25/2025 - How to Prevent Check Fraud
- 1/23/2025 - Scam alert: QR code on an unexpected package
- 1/3/2025 - Scammers impersonate FTC officials, including Chairman Andrew Ferguson
2024 Alerts
- 12/31/2024 - New Consumer Content: Building Your Online Security
- 12/10/2024 - How to Avoid a Scam
- 12/10/2024 - Phone Scams
- 12/3/2024 - Criminals Use Generative Artificial Intelligence to Facilitate Financial Fraud
- 12/2/2024 - Scammers are delivering phishing messages this holiday season
- 11/1/2024 - Unwrapping More Truths About Gift Card Scams
- 9/11/2024 - Three ways to protect the personal info on your phone
- 8/5/2024 - Scammers are impersonating road toll collection services in text message scam
- 7/9/2024 - Overdraft Fee Lawyer Scam
- 7/2/2024 - Online Banking Smishing Scam
- 6/23/2024 - Securing Your Online Banking Accounts – Phishing Red Flags
- 5/19/2024 - Money Mule Scams Are More Common Than You Would Expect
- 4/24/2024 - BBB Tip: How to create a strong password
- 3/7/2024 - Did someone send you to a Bitcoin ATM? It’s a scam
- 2/21/2024 - Money for Advertising a Product? Be careful, it could be a SCAM!
- 1/19/2024 - Never Move or Transfer Your Money to "Protect it."
2023 Alerts
- 12/12/2023 - What To Know Before You Wire Money
- 11/16/2023 - Growth of gift card scams causes retailers to innovate solutions
- 10/12/2023 - How to Spot a Credit Card Skimmer at Gas Pumps
- 9/14/2023 - Pay your student loans — not scammers
- 8/4/2023 - Protect yourself from “check washing”
- 7/6/2023 - Google Searches for 'USPS Package Tracking' Lead to Banking Theft
- 6/1/2023 - June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month - Protect Your Family From Scams
- 4/3/2023 - It’s Financial Literacy Month: Learn how to keep your money safe from scammers
- 3/14/2023 - Bank failure panic fuels moment of opportunity for threat actors
- 2/23/2023 - The Top Scams of 2022
- 1/11/2023 - Don’t answer another online quiz question until you read this
2022 Alerts
- 12/5/2022 - ’Tis the season to spot and avoid gift card scams
- 11/11/2022 - These veterans’ programs seem real. But watch out for impostors
- 11/6/2022 - Be Aware of Fake Text Messages
- 10/3/2022 - The Number One Way to Prevent Elder Fraud
- 9/29/2022 - IRS Warns of "Industrial Scale" Smishing Surge
- 8/26/2022 - Did you hear about the student loan announcements? Scammers did, too
- 8/9/2022 - Watch out for these 7 costly inflation scams
- 8/2/2022 - Scammers target disaster victims. Spot their traps
- 6/29/2022 - Riding herd on cattle feed scammers
- 5/27/2022 - Scammers are offering student loan (un)forgiveness
- 5/9/2022 - An increasing number of recent business email compromise complaints involve the use of cryptocurrency
- 5/3/2022 - World Password Day reminder: Update security for online accounts
- 5/1/2022 - Social Media Quizzes Make You The Villain And The Victim
- 4/28/2022 - Rise in scammers exploiting Zelle to con people out of money
- 4/25/2022 - Tax Debt Relief Scammers Charge $25,000 - For Nothing!
- 4/21/2022 - A $600,000 Reminder to Not Save Your Passwords on Post-It Notes
- 4/18/2022 - Grant County Sheriff’s Office warns against scammers
- 4/15/2022 - Dubuque police warn of 'distraction thefts' at stores
- 4/11/2022 - Did you get a text from your own number? That’s a scam
- 3/31/2022 - Couple scammed by email for $109,646
- 3/8/2022 - Investment trading operation will pay millions for empty promises
- 2/4/2022 - Elder Fraud accounts for $3 billion in losses annually
- 2/3/2022 - IRS warning: Scammers work year-round; stay vigilant
- 1/27/2022 - Conned on social media? It’s not just you
- 1/10/2022 - New crypto payment scam alert
- 1/4/2022 - How to avoid buying fake COVID tests online
2021 Alerts
- 11/4/2021 - Your guide to holiday shopping during a chip shortage
- 10/27/2021 - Scammers are sending fake IRS emails about Economic Impact Payments
- 9/8/2021 - Your boss isn't emailing you about a gift card
- 6/30/2021 - Shopping online? Know your retailer and your rights
- 6/2/2021 - More money is coming to families...and scammers are ready
- 5/27/2021 - Mortgage Relief Scams
- 4/13/2021 - Don't open your door to grandparent scams
- 1/29/2021 - The training program trap: deceptive financing
2020 Alerts
- 12/22/2020 - Stimulus Check Scams
- 8/21/2020 - Caller ID Spoofing - Don't trust your caller ID
- 7/17/2020 - FinCEN Alerts Financial Institutions to Convertible Virtual Currency Scam Involving Twitter and Schemes
- 7/8/2020 - FBI Sees Spike in Fraudulent Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed Using Stolen Identities and Schemes
- 4/9/2020 - SBA Warns Small Business Owners of Fraudulent Scams and Schemes
- 3/19/2020 - Coronavirus Scams
- 3/19/2020 - Coronavirus Scams Part 2