Tricks of the TradeTrump's Second TermMy EconomyI've Always Wondered ...

Loading...

0:00
0% played
Support the fact-based journalism you rely on with a donation to Marketplace today. Give Now!

"Telemarketers"

From This Collection

"Telemarketers"

Yes, young people can fall victim to scams

by David Brancaccio and Erika Soderstrom
Oct 31, 2023
Anti-scam education “is not information to just pass on to your grandmother,” says Emma Fletcher of the Federal Trade Commission.
Rip-off schemes involving investments, jobs and online shopping usually target younger people, says Emma Fletcher, senior data researcher at the Federal Trade Commission.
Matt Cardy/Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE
"Telemarketers"

Your scam stories

by Ellen Rolfes
Oct 30, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #172: Readers share their cautionary tales and we provide some tips on how to protect yourself.
A telemarketer points out immigrant-owned businesses that have supported police groups out of fear or a misguided belief they would receive protection.
“Telemarketers”/HBO
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE
"Telemarketers"

How to avoid scams and be a smart donor 

by Ellen Rolfes
Oct 23, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #171
Olena Zagoruyko/Getty Images
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE
"Telemarketers"

Inside the world of immigration scams

by David Brancaccio and Erika Soderstrom
Oct 20, 2023
From faux English language programs to government impersonators, here's how criminals are targeting immigrants.
Complicated immigration law creates an opportunity for bad actors.
Getty Images
ListenLISTEN
HTML EMBED:
COPY
EMBED EMBED
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE
"Telemarketers"

When telemarketers keep 90% of donations

by Ellen Rolfes
Oct 16, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #170
Illustration: Yuliia Kutsaieva/Getty Images
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE
"Telemarketers"

Exploiting our human need for connection

by David Brancaccio
Oct 9, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #169
Rafael Abdrakhmanov/Getty Images
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE
"Telemarketers"

A big-time scam

by Ellen Rolfes
Oct 2, 2023
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #168
Courtesy HBO
Share Now on:
SHARE
Subscribe Using:
SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE

For public good, not for profit.

Donate