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The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (also known as COPPA) allows parents to control what information websites can collect from their kids.

Learn ways to prevent your business from falling victim to common scams involving impersonation, tech support, fake invoices and more.

American consumers reported losing more than $10 billion to fraud last year. Get information on how you and your family can spot, avoid and report scams.

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Use our visualizations to explore scam and fraud trends in your state based on reports from consumers like you.

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Business Blog

Small businesses: FTC has your back this week – and every week

Samuel Levine
Consumer Alert

Spot scammers looking to profit from Midwest tornadoes

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Consumer Alert

Pay your bills, not impersonators

Andrew Rayo

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Track enforcement and policy developments by viewing records from the Commission’s open meetings — agendas, transcripts, videos, reports, and public comments.

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