A Reuters report, citing internal Meta documents, found that the company knowingly makes billions of dollars from scam ...

Anyone can fall victim to fraud but the elderly may be particularly vulnerable. In 2024, Americans aged 60-plus reported the highest number of reported incidents (147,127) and cumulative losses ($4.8 ...

The safest way to handle an FTC settlement email apparently from PayPal is to not click any links and instead go directly to ...

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 ...

According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), government impostor scams consistently rank among the most reported types of ...

RICHMOND — As holiday spending ramps up, Dominion Energy is urging customers to be on alert for a rise in utility scams. The ...

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

With holiday shopping in full swing, scammers are also on the move — targeting bargain hunters searching for the best deals ...

As the holidays approach, scammers ramp up their efforts to deceive consumers—and Central Oregonians are among the many ...

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

WASHINGTON -- Love is blind -- and scammers are taking advantage of that. Americans lost more than $201 million to romance scams in 2019, up 40% from 2018, according to a new Federal Trade Commission ...

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