This webinar educates financial service providers on the Federal Trade Commission’s role in military consumer protection. For over ten years, the FTC’s Military Consumer initiative has fought to stop fraud against military consumers through enforcement and consumer education. Learn about free print, digital, and media resources to add to your financial counseling toolbox to help service members, veterans, and military families spot and avoid scams and protect against identity theft.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role of the FTC in military consumer fraud prevention, including consumer data reports, civil law enforcement actions to stop scammers who target veterans, and free consumer education resources to teach consumers how to spot, avoid, and report fraud.
- Identify the most common tactics scammers use to target service members, veterans, and military families to steal money or personal information.
- Develop a list of federal fraud prevention resources to incorporate into financial literacy conversations, including fraud data, print materials, articles, blogs, and shareable graphics and videos.
- Identify ways to get the latest trends in scams and identity theft and collaborate with the FTC’s Military Consumer initiative.
