The Federal Trade Commission has introduced "My Action Plan," a new tool aimed at helping individuals avoid scams by ...

It follows a Reuters report about the social media giant's revenue from ads on Facebook and Instagram that promote scams and ...

Amazon is working to school customers on potential scams ahead of the holiday shopping season. The online retail giant is ...

Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent a letter to regulators on Saturday, requesting an investigation into Meta for allegedly profiting from fraudulent ...

Are you getting dozens of calls, texts, and emails a day about health coverage? The Federal Trade Commission says scam calls always spike this time of year during open enrollment ...

Welcome to the holiday scamming season. The criminals know we're stressed, and they're ready to pounce in all sorts of ways to steal our cash.

Scam artists are happy to take money from anyone. But they have a tendency to focus on some groups more than others—and senior citizens are among their favorite targets. The reasons are pretty ...

The U.S. Marshals Service is warning San Antonio-area residents of a rise in fraudulent calls impersonating the federal ...

The lawmakers say Meta's platforms may be implicated in "about a third of all US scams" and linked to more than $50 billion ...

A "tax service" has been court-ordered to temporarily halt its services over claims it intimidated customers into paying for ...

There is no silver lining for a victim who suffers a financial fraud attack, but federal tax law may provide a degree of ...

FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak delivers a simple, powerful rule for spotting scams: if someone unexpectedly tells you to pay or move your money to fix a “problem,” it’s a fraud. Real officials will ...