The Federal Trade Commission says Americans lost $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025, the highest for any contact method. Fraud schemes ranged from fake online stores to investment and romance ...

Your bank account has never been more vulnerable than it is right now, according to alarming new data from federal regulators who track financial crimes. The Federal Trade Commission just released its ...

The 'scam economy' keeps growing, as fraudsters steal money through wire transfers, gift cards, payment apps and ...

Federal Trade Commission data showed Americans reported losing a record $15.9 billion to fraud in 2025. That was more than $3 billion higher than 2024, according to the FTC. Fraud losses were also up ...

According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), its Consumer Sentinel Network received almost 6.5 million reports in 2024 — ...

Request an Identity Protection PIN from the IRS at IRS.gov, a six-digit code that will help prevent someone from using your ...

Referring to last week’s column on controlling identity theft disasters, we will continue here with part two. When you have your personal report and your police report in hand, you are ready for the ...