Snap beneficiaries, federal workers, and more are impacted by this shutdown, and scammers could also be taking advantage of this time.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will suspend several key consumer services during the government shutdown. Consumers will be unable to file fraud complaints or use the national Do Not Call Registry.

(Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will not take consumers' fraud complaints or help them block spam calls, and it will not grant early clearance to mergers during the government shutdown, ...