The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a warning today about scammers pretending to be agency staff - even using the names of real FTC employees - to steal money from consumers. 

In the notice issued on on March 19, the FTC noted, "The FTC will never tell consumers to move their money to “protect” it. The FTC will never send consumers to a Bitcoin ATM, tell them to go buy gold bars, or demand they withdraw cash and take it to someone in person. It will also never contact consumers to demand money, threaten to arrest or deport them, or promise a prize. If someone claims to work for the FTC and makes any of these demands or threats, they are a scammer."

Learn more about how to spot scammers posting as FTC staff and what to do if you have been contacted on the agency's website: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/03/federal-trade-commission-warns-scammers-pretending-be-agency-staff.