The heightened awareness of Social Security scams comes as the agency has announced a restructuring that includes job cuts and office closures. Earlier this week it said it was doing away with ...

Getting a job offer on the spot – without a formal interview or after only a brief chat – is a major warning sign​. Scammers ...

New Federal Trade Commission data shows consumers reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, which represents a 25% increase over the prior year. Scammers reaching out through calls, ...

Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios Americans reported losing over $12.5 billion to various forms of fraud last year, per new FTC data — up a staggering 25% from 2023. Why it matters: The spike suggests fraudsters ...

Lost an Amazon package? Need to call your airline because your flight got canceled? Then you need to pay extra attention when ...

Whether you’ve driven on a toll road recently or not, you might’ve received a text saying you owe money for unpaid tolls.

Have you ever received an "unpaid toll" text? A couple of Northeast Wisconsinites shared their thoughts with us on the nationwide scam and how it has impacted their lives.

State officials are warning Americans not to respond to a surge of scam road toll collection texts. The texts impersonating ...

New data from the Federal Trade Commission shows money lost to fraud increased by billions of dollars last year.

The FTC reports a record $12.5 billion lost to scams in 2024, with investment fraud, job scams, and debt relief fraud topping ...

In January, the FTC flagged a smishing scam: a message that appears to be from a state road toll company that informs ...

Instances of fraud reported from the military community increased by 6 percent in 2024, reaching 99,443 cases, according to ...