About the Campaign
The FTC has a new consumer education campaign to educate consumers about fraudulent and deceptive telemarketing, and how they can protect themselves.
The Who's Calling? Recognize & Report Phone Fraud campaign gives consumers information and resources to avoid telemarketing fraud. It is built on three R's. The three R's:
Recognize: Learn how to identify the most common telemarketing scams, and how to stop them.
Report: Report fraud to the FTC, because providing information helps law enforcement bring scammers to justice.
Register: Place your phone number on the National Do Not Call Registry for a tried and true way to stop most unwanted telemarketing calls.
ftc.gov/phonefraud provides consumers with easy access to information on a variety of telemarketing scam categories, including:
Buying Club Memberships
Charities & Fundraising Fraud
Credit & Loan Offers
Government Grant Scams
Identity Theft & Telemarketing
Medical Discount Plans
Reloading Scams
Sweepstakes & Lotteries
Travel Scams
Work-at-Home & Business Opportunities
Elements of the Who's Calling? campaign include:
Tips to recognizing the tell-tale signs of telemarketing fraud
Videos on recognizing telemarketing fraud and how to get off the phone, and how to register for the National Do Not Call Registry
Information on how and where to report telemarketing fraud
Resources for media
Partner Tools
The Partner Resources page is a one-stop source for tools and materials to educate consumers you know, including:
Web items like badges and graphics with content you can place on your organization's website or your e-newsletters.
A campaign brochure that outlines assorted types of telemarketing fraud, warning signs of potential fraud, and steps consumers can take to avoid it.
Links to additional fraud-specific fact sheets and information to help you communicate with your audiences about signs of potentially fraudulent telemarketing.
For more information about the Who's Calling? campaign or suggestions for partner tools, email [email protected]
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/phonefraud/about.shtml