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Working Together to Protect Area Consumers from COVID-19-Related Scams Webinar
May 13, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Join the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Missouri Attorney General, and Better Business Bureau (BBB) Serving E. & S.W. Missouri & S. Illinois as we give a presentation on the recent spike in scam activity due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic.
You will learn how to recognize and avoid:
- Fake treatments and cures for COVID-19
- Phishing emails and text messages trying to steal people’s personal information or money
- Scams about government stimulus checks
- Illegal robocalls
- Price gouging
- Donation scams including fake charities and crowdfunding sites
- Websites designed to look local and sell non-existent products