Hoax Targeting Elderly African-Americans: FTC Information

Flyers proclaiming "Social Security reimbursement for slave reparations" are circulating in many Southern and Midwestern African-American communities.  In fact, they are attempting to trick people into revealing personal identifying information that could, in turn, cost them money or damage their credit ratings.  Protect yourself, and find out more, with this information from the US Federal Trade Commission.