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.

US smishing scam claims that unpaid toll service fees are due SMS messages include a bogus link to make an online payment ...

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 ...

Andrew Ferguson took over as FTC Chairman on Jan. 21. Nearly two months in, and Chairman Ferguson’s FTC is slowly taking shape. Consumer ...

New Federal Trade Commission data shows consumers reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, which represents ...

The FBI is warning people about the latest phone scam and giving advice on how to tell it's fake. It's another day, and ...