Friday, October 8, 2021

Spot the pandemic scam: emergency broadband program impersonators

Consumer Alerts from the Federal Trade Commission

by Carly Johnson
Intern, Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC

Have you seen ads on social media that offer to "help" you sign up for a government program that will give you a "free" device and internet service in exchange for money or personal information? While there is a real government program to help people connect during the pandemic, there's no payment required to enroll. That's just a scam.

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