31 AG’s sign letter supporting FTC identity theft rules
Attorney General Jim Hood joined a coalition of 31 attorneys general recently in a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) urging the FTC to...
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Featured Watch out for IRS scam calls
The Jones County Sheriff’s Department wants you to be aware of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) scam calls that are happening. They have received multiple reports...
Mississippians’ “trusting nature” partly to blame for number of fraud victims
by Jared Bounds
The Federal Trade Commission reported 20,588 Mississippians fell victim to some type of consumer fraud in 2016. Another 2,378 were victims of identity theft. Susan...
Robo Callers Offering Free Cruise for Political Survey Sued By Mississippi AG, PSC
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–If you got an unwanted call from a political survey group offering a free cruise or vacation, you may have been called by people...