Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio

consumer.gov  is a virtual platform where the consumer (national or international) is able to report international scams and learn about other steps to combat fraud, helping out the protection agencies around the world to spot trends and work together to prevent international scams and frauds.  

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from United States, as authority in charge of this platform, has announce important updates to the content on the econsumer.gov  site, involving 2021 complaint trends and advices on cryptocurrency scams.  

2021 Complaint Trends: 

• Econsumer.gov Complaint Trend Data shows that Online Shopping, Miscellaneous Investments, and Business Imposters were the top three reported scams of 2021.  Report international scams to econsumer.gov.     

Advices on Cryptocurrency Scams:

• If you are thinking about investing in cryptocurrency, take steps to protect yourself from scammers. See https://www.econsumer.gov/en/FeaturedStory#crnt  
• If you plan on using cryptocurrency as a payment method, review steps to protect yourself from scammers. See https://www.econsumer.gov/en/FeaturedStory#crnt. 
• Complaints about Miscellaneous Investments, which includes complaints about fake cryptocurrency investments, were over 200% higher in 2021 than they were in 2019. Learn how to avoid Cryptocurrency scams at https://www.econsumer.gov/en/FeaturedStory#crnt