The Federal Trade Commission/FTC Consumer Advisor recently published helpful guidance on addressing the following:

Unwanted calls

Text offering “refunds” for Amazon purchases

Going to the Department of Motor Vehicles/DMV to get a “REAL ID”

5 steps to help cut down on unwanted calls

If you feel like you get more than your share of unwanted calls, you are not alone. To slow down these persistent calls- some of which lead straight to scams — take these simple steps:

Register your phone number for free in the National Do Not Call Registry. Registering will likely cut down how many unwanted calls you get. Unfortunately, it won’t stop calls from scammers to your home and mobile phone—and there are still organizations and groups allowed to call you.

Hang up on robocalls. Getting a lot of r

See Full Page