The FTC warns that scammers are keeping "sucker lists" to repeatedly target previous fraud victims with fake recovery offers and upfront fees.

This Memorial Day, while the rest of the country pauses to honor the fallen, scammers are doing something else entirely. They're running searches. They're pulling military records. Cross-referencing ...

Selling electronics online often attracts scammers, but one seller decided to scam back. They posted their story to r/CasualConversation: A week ago, I listed my old macbook on ebay. After a few days, ...

In 2024, Kirsty, a woman in her 40s living in North Yorkshire, met a man on a dating website who said he was an English businessman working in Turkey. He shared a picture that he claimed was of ...

Two years ago, cybercriminals stole more than $1 million from an 81-year-old man in a romance scam. He handed over control of his finances to his son, Nick, after being scammed, so that he could get ...

Protect your money and personal information by learning how to identify and avoid widespread scams on payment apps like Venmo ...

Take at least three steps as soon as you can if you've been scammed and lost money: Contact the FBI, your bank and file a ...

The IRS will always first contact you by U.S. mail, not by phone or text message. Scammers may pose as tax officials to steal your money or personal information. The IRS will not demand payment via ...

Most Americans are inundated with scam attempts on a daily basis — and about 3 in 10 have personally lost money or personal information to scams, according to a new AP-NORC survey. The poll, conducted ...