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Education

  • Paying for College – Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  • Diploma Mills – Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  • Scholarship and Financial Aid Scams – FTC
  • Choosing a Vocational School – FTC

Money Wiring

  • Sending Money Overseas – FTC
  • Money Wiring Scams – FTC
  • Money Wiring Scams Video – FTC

Affinity Fraud

  • A Strange Affinity – FTC
  • Stopping Affinity Fraud in Your Community – Securities and Exchange Commission

Finances

  • Making a Budget – FTC
  • Make a Budget Worksheet – FTC
  • Opening a Bank Account – FTC
  • Using Debit Cards – FTC
  • Prepaid Cards – FTC
  • Prepaid Cards video – FTC 
  • Buying and Using Phone Cards – FTC
  • Payday Loans and Cash Advances – FTC
  • Payday Lending video - FTC

Currency Trading Fraud

  • Foreign Currency Trading Fraud – Commodities Futures Trading Commission

Auto

  • Buying a Used Car – FTC
  • Buying a New Car – FTC
  • Understanding Vehicle Financing – FTC
  • Auto Loan Modification Scams – FTC
  • Auto Service Contracts and Warranties – FTC
  • Vehicle Repossession – FTC

Report Scams

  • Report scams to the FTC (or call 1-877-382-4357)
  • Report student loan, money wiring, and auto loan scams to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (or call 1-855-711-2372)

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