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 to steal information.

Consumer Sentinel Network is a database that receives reports directly from consumers, as well as from federal, state, and ...

Residents in the Inland Northwest are being alerted to a new scam involving fake letters claiming to be from banks. These ...

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.

Sanders, a 12-year-old Cavalier King Charles spaniel mix, walks with winter booties with owner Malia Ebel in Concord, N.H.

Of the 2.6 million reports of scams submitted to the FTC in 2024, 38% reported losing money, up from 27% in 2023. US ...

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

Security experts recommend several protective measures, including avoiding clicking on links in unexpected texts, verifying legitimacy through known official channels, and reporting suspicious ...

Katie Mast was sitting in her living room when she recalls getting a phone call from a man claiming to be sergent for the ...