{"id":5925,"date":"2023-11-08T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/?p=5925"},"modified":"2023-11-09T16:59:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T21:59:00","slug":"ftc-adds-support-for-consumers-in-multiple-languages-for-fraud-and-id-theft-reporting-offers-multi-lingual-resources-on-how-to-spot-avoid-and-report-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/ftc-adds-support-for-consumers-in-multiple-languages-for-fraud-and-id-theft-reporting-offers-multi-lingual-resources-on-how-to-spot-avoid-and-report-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"FTC Adds Support for Consumers in Multiple Languages for Fraud and ID Theft Reporting; Offers Multi-lingual Resources on How to Spot, Avoid, and Report Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoBodyText\"><span><span>As part of its ongoing efforts to combat scammers and protect consumers in every community, the Federal Trade Commission is now providing the ability to report fraud, scams and deceptive practices in multiple languages in addition to English and Spanish. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\"><span><span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\"><span><span>These new language access enhancements will allow people to file reports with the FTC in their preferred language when calling the FTC. Among the new languages available are Mandarin, Tagalog, Vietnamese, French, Arabic, Russian, Korean, Portuguese and Polish. Consumers speaking English and Spanish can also continue to file reports directly online.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\"><span><span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\"><span><span>The FTC is also offering guidance online and in print to consumers and businesses in additional languages. This includes advice on how to spot, stop and avoid scams and what to if you paid a scammer online, as well as offering free print resources in multiple languages. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\"><span><span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\"><span><span>More information about the enhanced language access for both reporting and consumer and business guidance is available in a new <a href=\"https:\/\/consumer.ftc.gov\/consumer-alerts\/2023\/11\/new-help-spotting-avoiding-and-reporting-scams-multiple-languages\">FTC blog post<\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of its ongoing efforts to combat scammers and protect consumers in every community, the Federal Trade Commission is now providing the ability to report fraud, scams and deceptive practices in multiple languages in addition to English and Spanish. These new language access enhancements will allow people to file reports with the FTC in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-1xz","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7657,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/ftc-canadian-law-enforcement-agencies-cooperate-on-public-outreach-to-combat-cross-border-fraud\/","url_meta":{"origin":5925,"position":0},"title":"FTC, Canadian Law Enforcement Agencies Cooperate on Public Outreach to Combat Cross-Border Fraud","author":"jhenderson2","date":"March 22, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"As it celebrates Fraud Prevention Month, the Federal Trade Commission is joining with consumer protection and law enforcement agencies from the United States and Canada to engage in public outreach aimed at combatting fraud.The agencies make up a working group of law enforcement agencies, known as the Quebec Strategic\u00a0Partnership, who\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":7357,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/ftc-and-partners-kick-off-national-consumer-protection-week-2024\/","url_meta":{"origin":5925,"position":1},"title":"FTC and Partners Kick Off National Consumer Protection Week 2024","author":"ndrayton","date":"March 1, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"As part of National Consumer Protection Week (NPCW), the Federal Trade Commission\u00a0and its partners, including consumer organizations, national advocacy organizations, and other federal, state, and local government agencies will participate in several virtual and in-person events on issues such as avoiding scams, protecting people against identity theft, and reporting fraud\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":7051,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/as-nationwide-fraud-losses-top-10-billion-in-2023-ftc-steps-up-efforts-to-protect-the-public\/","url_meta":{"origin":5925,"position":2},"title":"As Nationwide Fraud Losses Top $10 Billion in 2023, FTC Steps Up Efforts to Protect the Public","author":"jmayfield","date":"February 9, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Newly released Federal Trade Commission data show that consumers reported losing more than $10 billion to fraud in 2023, marking the first time that fraud losses have reached that benchmark. 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