Servicemembers, like all consumers, are potential targets for fraudsters. That said, certain scams are more likely to target the military community, in part because military families may relocate frequently and many servicemembers – for the first time – are living on their own and earning a paycheck. Moreover, frauds against military consumers can undermine military readiness and troop morale. The Commission’s efforts to eliminate such scams through aggressive enforcement and a vigorous, ongoing educational campaign are an important part of our consumer protection work.
- FTC, CFPB Submit Amicus Brief Defending Servicemembers’ Right to Sue Under the Military Lending Act ( )
- FTC and 18 States Sue to Stop Harris Jewelry from Cheating Military Families with Illegal Financing and Sales Tactics ( )
- FTC Streamlines Consumer Protection and Competition Investigations in Eight Key Enforcement Areas to Enable Higher Caseload ( )
- FTC, Partners Kick off Military Consumer Month 2021 ( )
- FTC Sends Nearly $30 Million in Refunds to People Tricked into Enrolling by School Operator’s Lead Generators ( )
- FTC Launches New Online Tool for Exploring Military Consumer Data ( )
- FTC, Partners Kick Off Military Consumer Month 2020 ( )
- Active Duty Servicemembers are More likely to Report Identity Theft than Other Adults, New FTC Data Shows ( )
- Military Service Members Can Obtain Free Credit Monitoring Starting on October 31 ( )
- Operator of Colorado Technical University and American InterContinental University Will Pay $30 Million to Settle FTC Charges it Used Deceptive Lead Generators to Market its Schools ( )
- FTC Announces Final Rule Implementing Law Providing Free Credit Monitoring for Active Duty Military Consumers ( )
- FTC, States Continue Fight against Sham Charities; Shut Down Operations That Falsely Claimed to Help Disabled Police Officers and Veterans ( )
- FTC and VA Sign Updated Memorandum of Agreement ( )
- FTC Seeks Comment on Proposed Rule Implementing Law Providing Free Credit Monitoring for Active Duty Military Consumers ( )
- FTC Staff Report Examines Ways to Improve Occupational License Portability Across State Lines ( )
- FTC Takes Action against the Operators of Copycat Military Websites ( )
- FTC and States Combat Fraudulent Charities That Falsely Claim to Help Veterans and Servicemembers ( )
- FTC Staff Perspective Examines Key Financial Issues That Affect Military Consumers ( )
- FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Victory Media Advertising Case ( )
- Victory Media Settles FTC Charges Concerning Its Promotion of Post-Secondary Schools to Military Consumers ( )
- Statement of Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya, Joined by Chair Lina M. Khan and Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter ( )
- Protecting Military Servicemembers and Veterans from Financial Scams and Fraud: Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Before the House Subcommittee on National Security ( )
- Dissenting Statement of Commissioners Noah Joshua Phillips and Christine S. Wilson Regarding the Issuance of Two Omnibus Compulsory Process Resolutions ( )
- Statement of Commissioner Chopra Regarding Law Enforcement Authorizations to Protect Military Families ( )
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On "Soldiers As Consumers: Predatory and Unfair Business Practices Harming the Military Community" ( )
- Protecting Military Servicemembers and Veterans from Financial Scams and Fraud: Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Before the House Subcommittee on National Security ( )
- Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On "Soldiers As Consumers: Predatory and Unfair Business Practices Harming the Military Community" ( )
