On March 27, the FTC announced that a fintech company offering cash advances through a mobile app has agreed to pay $17 ...

Staff at the Federal Trade Commission have been instructed to no longer refer to the agency as “independent” in complaints, ...

This new breed is pretty sneaky, as scammers start with a tricky "wrong number" text and pull victims into a friendly rapport ...

Taxpayers that suffer a smaller loss might not have the sophistication to know that they could be entitled to take a theft ...

The Trump administration has been focused on trade and military alliances, but has neglected a more 21st century form of ...

As the April 15 tax deadline nears, Michigan State University experts are warning the public about the various ways scammers seek to get personal information, particularly when it comes to tax returns ...

I've been tracking identity theft cases since mid-February involving 1099-K forms in the mail. Those cases have prompted me to request documents from the Federal Trade Commission.

I've been tracking identity theft cases since mid-February involving 1099-K forms in the mail. Those cases have prompted me ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported that Ohio residents filed over 63,000 fraud reports last year, resulting in $226 ...

The issue has become so widespread that the FBI put out a warning after receiving more than 2000 complaints in one month.

Here are some prevalent tax scams like phishing, fake charities, and IRS impersonations, and some advice on protective ...

"Let me be clear," Bonta said in a statement, "[i]f you seek to scam or otherwise take ... according to the FTC. Another red ...