From January through April, the Federal Trade Commission received more than 75,000 reports of government imposter scams. Scammers reach out to potential victims by phone and text. The median loss to ...
The victims were led to the Arizona convenience store by an increasingly familiar scam: Crooks had tricked them into believing they were in legal trouble, their bank accounts were hacked or that they ...
More than likely, you've never been to Mexico. And you never expected to receive a shipment of drugs from there or anywhere else. No matter, a crook is bound to try to convince you otherwise. Scammers ...
While financial scams have always been around, the variety of schemes that scammers employ to steal money are easily proliferated these days with the internet, social media, AI and crypto. Frauds and ...
You're sipping your morning coffee when your phone rings. It's a number you don't recognize. On the other end is someone claiming to be from your bank, asking you to "confirm a recent charge." Sound ...
ORLANDO, Fla. – As the holiday season approaches, charitable giving surges, driven by a spirit of generosity and a desire to help others before the year comes to a close. But while millions of ...
Holiday travelers are warned to watch out for fake travel sites that steal cash and personal information. The BBB warns that packages you didn't order could show up at the door as part of a new scam ...