The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced plans to distribute more than $25.5 million to consumers who were misled ...

Newly released data from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reveal a staggering $12.5 billion in consumer losses to fraud in ...

Beware of change-of-address scams. Bad actors are impersonating others to request a change of address with the postal service ...

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A 71-year-old Sequim resident fell victim to a sophisticated scam, losing $125,000 after being deceived by people posing as ...

If you're a smartphone user, chances are you've received a text message claiming you need to pay for unpaid tolls and E-ZPass ...

Americans lost $5.7 billion to investment fraud in 2024, up 24% from 2023, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

The text may have urgent language or appear from a legitimate source. That's by design, and it could be to your detriment.

Common scams pulling in more money, BBB says from 41NBC News | WMGT-DT According to the Better Business Bureau, scams pulled ...

This tactic, known as “smishing”— a portmanteau of “SMS” and “phishing” — targets people using text messages to trick people ...

A 25-year-old woman has been arrested in a sting operation after deputies say she stole $125,000 from a 71-year-old in an ...

A round of text scams is making its way to the phones of central Ohioans, and it involves “unpaid parking infractions.” According to the City of Columbus, its Parking ...