FTC Warns of Scam Involving Consumer Complaints

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The Federal Trade Commission Tuesday issued an alert to small business owners warning them that scam operators are targeting businesses with emails that purport to be from the FTC concerning a consumer complaint.

The agency noted that an email that pretends to be from the FTC with “NOTIFICATION OF CONSUMER COMPLAINT” in the subject line is not from the FTC. The email falsely states that a complaint has been filed against their company. It contains a link to consumer complaints, a link to contact the FTC, and an FTC telephone number – but the email is fake.

The FTC’s advice to anyone receiving the email:

Do not open the email
If you have opened it, do not click any links or attachments because they may install a virus or other spyware on your computer.
Delete the email.

To learn more about malicious software (malware), visit OnGuardOnline.gov.