Source: Federal Trade Commission
Description:
Website offers a wide variety of information to help consumers avoid and report fraud and deception.
Source: U.S. Federal Trade Commission
Description:
Get the facts on consumer frauds from Internet cons, prize promotions, work-at-home schemes, and telemarketing scams to identity theft--and report fraud complaints so they can be shared with law enforcement.
Source: Federal Trade Commission
Description:
Consumer information about deterring, detecting and defending against identity theft
Source: GCFLearnFree.org
Description:
Resource provides computer training on everything from basic computer understanding, Microsoft word, Social Networking, and more.
Source: Microsoft Corporation
Description:
Resources for PC users to help avoid identity theft, viruses, spyware, "phishing" and more.
Source: U.S. Government
Description:
Website developed by a consortium of government agencies (including the Federal Trade Commission, Homeland Security and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service). The site includes easy-to-understand information about safe auctions, phishing, spyware, etc.
Source: National Institute on Aging
Description:
"Age Page" discusses how to evaluate the reliability of a healthcare-related website
Description:
Government-funded project involves professionals and senior volunteers to fight fraud, abuse and error in the Medicare and Medicaid programs
Source: AARP
Description:
Information on seniors using Twitter, Facebook, online communities and other computer-based social interaction
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Description:
Video helps consumers discriminate between legitimate healthcare practices and fraudulent practices and products.
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