Here are FTC publications that address the collection of personal information, online activities, and other consumer protection issues.

• Don't Get Burned... by a Pyramid Scheme
• Franchise & Business Opportunities
• Getting Purse-onal Alert
• Get-Rich-Quick and Self-Employment Schemes
• How to Avoid Losing Your Money to Investment Frauds
• How to Comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
• How to Protect Kids' Privacy Online [TEXT]  [PDF]
• Identity Crisis... What to Do If Your Identity is Stolen
• Identity Theft: Identity Thieves Can Ruin Your Good Name
• Is There a Bandit In Your Mailbox?
• Phone, E-Mail & Pager Messages May Signal Costly Scams
• Privacy: What You Do Know Can Protect You [PDF]
• Privacy: Tips for Protecting Your Personal Information [PDF]
• Project LoanShark II: Advance-Fee Loan Scams
• Sharing Your Personal Information: It's Your Choice
• Shopping by Phone or Mail
• Site-Seeing on the Internet: A Traveler's Guide to Cyberspace
• Spotting Sweet-Sounding Promises of Fraudulent Invention Promotion Firms
• The Fair Credit Reporting Act
• Virtual Treatments Can Be Real-World Deceptions

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 25, 2003