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07/02/2025

FTC Consumer Alert
Are you really out of Cloud storage or is that message a scam?

You might get an email or text that seems to come from Apple, Microsoft, or Google, saying you’re out of storage. The message looks legit, and you might think there’s a chance you need more cloud space, but your scam-radar is going off. How can you be sure the link to upgrade isn’t a scam?

02/28/2025

FTC's Consumer Alert:
Fake check scam targets online car sellers

02/06/2025

FTC Consumer Alert
"Scammers impersonate FTC officials, including Chairman Andrew Ferguson"

Scammers lie and pretend to be someone they’re not to trick you into giving them money, access to your accounts, or your personal information. They pretend to be from a business you know or from a government agency — or both. In the latest twist on these constantly evolving schemes, scammers are...

12/04/2024

Federal Trade Commission's Consumer Alert: "Scammers are delivering phishing messages this holiday season."

During the holiday season, you might expect to get more deliveries. Some might even be surprise gifts. Scammers are counting on that when they send fake delivery notifications to you by email and text, hoping you’ll click. Here’s how to spot these scams.

10/22/2024

10/09/2024

Little Grassy Get Down at Touch of Nature
October 11th - 13th
https://ton.siu.edu/community-events/little-grassy-get-down.php

10/04/2024

IL Attorney General- Consumer Alert
"ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL AND ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION WARN OF NEW SCAM TARGETING STUDENT LOAN BORROWERS"

Chicago – Attorney General Kwame Raoul and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) Division of Banking today issued a warning alerting student loan borrowers of a new scam that seeks to take advantage of uncertainty around student loans. According to Raoul and IDFP...

09/17/2024

FTC's Consumer Alert:
"Three ways to protect the personal info on your phone"

Imagine carrying a written copy of all your conversations with you everywhere you went. Or copies of your account numbers, usernames, and passwords. Or all the photos and videos you’ve ever taken. I bet you’d do just about everything in your power to protect all that valuable information. Well, ...

09/05/2024

September is "National Preparedness Month" and this year's theme is "Start a Conversation".

National Preparedness Month (NPM) is recognized each September to promote family and community disaster planning now and throughout the year. 2024 Theme 2023 Theme 2022 Theme 2021 Theme September marks National Preparedness Month, the annual campaign to remind everyone that preparing for emergen...

08/30/2024

Federal Trade Commission-Consumer Alert:
Don’t send your Social Security number to an “employer” on WhatsApp. It’s a scam-

You get a text message with a job offer that pays hundreds of dollars a day for doing remote work. It might sound tempting, but here’s the catch: they ask you to text them your Social Security number. Don’t share it. It’s a scam.

08/30/2024

Consumer Alert from Federal Trade Commission:
How to get legit information about your federal student loans

If you have federal student loans, you probably got an email last month from Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. (The email address it showed was [email protected].) It has important information about your options for loan forgiveness. While that email is legit, scammers spread fake informat...

08/15/2024

BBB Scam Alert: 7 scams for college students to avoid
https://www.bbb.org/article/scams/20499-bbb-tips-7-scams-for-college-students-to-avoid