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February 2021 Featured Resources
This featured news content includes information about Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, National Consumer Protection Week, and The Vicarious Trauma Toolkit.
Federal Trade Commission: ReportFraud.ftc.gov
This site allows you to easily report scams, fraud, and bad business practices to the Federal Trade Commission. Once you submit your report, you will be given a tracking number and tips on what to do next. Your report will be added to the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel database, which is available to thousands of law enforcement agencies throughout the country.
New Federal Trade Commission Website Helps Victims to Report Fraud
The Federal Trade Commission recently launched a new website to make it easier for consumers to report fraud, scams, and bad business practices.
Victim service providers can help their clients submit fraud reports in just a few short steps on the English language site ReportFraud.ftc.gov or the Spanish language site ReporteFraude.ftc.gov.
March 2020 Featured Resources
New National, Toll Free Hotline Provides Help for Victims of Elder Fraud
For too long and far too frequently, fraudsters have preyed upon our senior citizens, robbing them of their hard-earned savings. To help combat fraud against older Americans, the U.S. Department of Justice launched the National Elder Fraud Hotline, managed by OVC, to provide services to adults ages 60 and older who may...
February 2020 Featured Resources
Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month
More than two-thirds of youths (ages 12–18) who were in a relationship or had been in one in the past year reported that they had been victimized (69 percent) or perpetrated relationship abuse (63 percent), according to 2013–2014 data from the National Survey of Teen Relationships and Intimate Violence. This same National Institute of Justice funded survey...
January 2020 Featured Resources
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Every January, the nation commemorates National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. In his proclamation, the President states that "we remain relentless in our resolve to bring perpetrators to justice, to protect survivors and help them heal, and to prevent further victimization and destruction of innocent lives."
This year, OVC celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Trafficking...
Fraud Alert: Scammers Claiming to be with OVC
The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) has received multiple reports that our office's name is being used as part of an imposter scam targeting individuals throughout the country.
Participate in FTC Social Media Events During National Consumer Protection Week
National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) will be commemorated on March 3–9, 2019. NCPW is a time to help people understand their consumer rights and make well-informed decisions about money.
Research Brief: Identity Theft and Fraud
Date Published
March 2019
Agencies
OVC-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Issue Overview,
Instructional Material (Programmed)
Federal Trade Commission: How To Protect Your Child From Identity Theft
This article offers informative steps to help parents avoid, recognize, and repair the damage caused by child identity theft.
Federal Trade Commission: IdentityTheft.gov
IdentityTheft.gov provides a comprehensive collection of resources for identity theft victims, including information on how to know if you're a victim and what steps should be taken if your identity has been stolen.
Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission is the U.S. Government's central website for information about identity theft. This site includes government reports and Congressional testimony, law enforcement updates, and consumer alerts. Victims of identity theft will find useful information on how to report identity theft and steps to protect their credit.
Federal Trade Commission: Back to school: Protect your child’s information
In the wrong hands, the personal information on school forms can be used to commit fraud in your child's name — to apply for government benefits, open credit card accounts, or apply for a loan. This blog post provides information on how you can help protect your child's identity.
Stolen Futures: A Forum on Child Identity Theft
OVC and the Federal Trade Commission held a forum in 2011 to discuss child identity theft. Read transcripts from forum sessions that explored the nature of child identity theft—including foster care identity theft and identity theft within families—with the goal of advising parents and victims on how to prevent the crime and how to resolve child identity theft problems.
Federal Trade Commission: Protecting Personal Information: A Guide for Business
The loss of sensitive customer information can harm businesses by impacting customer trust or even opening your business up to lawsuits. This resource provides the steps businesses can take to avoid security breaches in order to protect sensitive customer data.
Federal Trade Commission: Identity Theft
This section of the Federal Trade Commission website provides information about identity theft, tips on how to protect your identity, and steps to take if your identity has been stolen.
Federal Trade Commission: Credit Freeze or Fraud Alert: What's Right for Your Credit Report?
Victims of identity theft may want to place an extended fraud alert or a free credit freeze on their credit file. This article provides information on both extended fraud alerts and credit freezes, along with the steps victims can take to implement them.
Federal Trade Commission: Disputing Errors on Your Credit Report
This site provides information and other resources for verifying that your credit report is accurate, how to correct mistakes (including a sample letter), how to monitor your credit report, and how to report scams.
National Victim Assistance Academy Resource Paper: Identity Theft
Date Published
September 2012
Agencies
OVC
Publication Type
Issue Overview,
Instructional Material