BBB warns shoppers about a new scam that sees 'out of stock' listed for items after you've made a purchase. How to avoid ...

The year 2026 is almost here, and with the new year comes a new wave of scams that could potentially drain your bank account.

Consumer protection experts warn scammers are ramping up efforts during the holidays and share tips to keep your money and personal information safe.

Fraud losses reported by people 60 and older climbed to nearly $2.4 billion in 2024, quadrupling since 2020 Investment ...

Ghost tapping tries to exploit tap-to-pay to steal your money. The scammer targets physical payment cards and mobile wallets. The scam can be hard to pull off, but scammers persist. Tapping to pay for ...

“People will be looking for ways to alleviate their burdens,” Valesquez says of 2026. “So when they get a [message] that says ...

As American society continues to advance, so do the ways in which fraudsters work to scam people out of their money. From cryptocurrency investment schemes to fake remote jobs and catfishing, the ...

Texting and messaging scam attempts have increased by 50 percent in the past year, with young adults experiencing the sharpest rise of any age group. That’s one of several important findings in the ...

Adults aged 60 and older were more likely to report extraordinarily high losses. An 18-year-old consumer in Michigan lost $4,800 this summer to a 'transfer it to protect it' scam after receiving an ...

Walmart Inc. must pay $10 million to settle federal charges that it allowed scammers to use its money transfer services to take hundreds of millions of dollars from customers. The Federal Trade ...

Credit card limit extension scams trick users into sharing confidential information, resulting in financial loss. Awareness, ...