United States - FTC Cracks Down on Con Artists Who Target Jobless Americans

The Federal Trade Commission announced a new crackdown on con artists who are preying on unemployed Americans with job-placement and work-at-home scams, promoting empty promises that they can help people get jobs in the federal government, as movie extras, or as mystery shoppers; or make money working from their homes stuffing envelopes or assembling ornaments.

For more information, please go to: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/02/bottomdollar.shtm.