The Better Business Bureau is warning the public that an influx of consumers like Gilbert are reporting similar experiences to its BBB Scam Tracker. Here's how it works. Consumers reported ...

The scam, according to court documents, ran from Nov. 19, 2020, through Aug. 13, 2023. Hundreds of victims had been scammed online, the letter said, by a 31-year-old man in Fairfax, Virginia.

Well, hold onto your smartphones because we're about to tell you about a sneaky new scam that's giving parkers everywhere a major headache. You might think you're pretty sharp when it comes to ...

Around 2.7 million houses have solar panels nationwide, but as solar has become more popular, so has the prevalence of solar panel scams and illegitimate companies. To avoid being scammed and ...

Phishing is a type of online scam that tries to get victims to give away personal information to bad actors. Smishing is a type of attack that uses fake text messages to trick people into ...

The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $2.6 million in refunds to consumers who signed up for online cash advance provider FloatMe. The FTC c… ...

Protect yourself by learning how to identify and avoid some of the most prevalent Medicare open enrollment-related scams. Beware of anyone who shows up at your home offering you free services or ...

If there is something you can count on, it is that there seems to be a new scam every day. While we’ve covered different types of Social Security scams over the years, Jeanne from Hackensack ...

Kindamorphic/Getty Images Personal loan scams can be costly for unsuspecting consumers who fall victim to them. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) estimates that fraud and identity theft ...

More people than ever are reporting online scams. The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center received more than 880,000 complaints in 2023, which is a 10% increase over 2022. One popular scam uses ...

One increasingly inescapable fact of modern life is fielding endless attempts to scam you—to get your financial details, to spoof your identity, or even to engage you in an improbable romance scam.

There has been a "massive" surge in the amount of money consumers have lost to scams involving Bitcoin ATM machines, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The amount of money lost has ...