If someone uses your SSN to get a job, the employer may report that person’s income to the IRS using your SSN. When you file your tax return, you won’t include those earnings. IRS records …

My significant FTC moment came when I realized I was in the best job of my lifetime. It happened in November 1995, four months into my new job as Deputy Director of BCP. I realized I had …

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is a government agency that protects people from frauds and scams. Here are some warning signs of a scam.

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work at home job opportunities, and credit repair. Brandon N. McCarthy has been an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, since 2007, and is currently in …

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