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 ...

Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios Tennesseans reported losing more than $157 million to various forms of fraud last year, per new FTC data — up a whopping 38% from 2023. Why it matters: The spike, which is ...

A group of Senate Democrats is calling on President Trump to reverse the firings of two Democratic members of the Federal ...

Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios Hoosiers lost more than $112.3 million to various forms of fraud last year, per new FTC data — up 15% from 2023. The big picture: Indiana's fraud spike, which mirrors a national ...

Beware of change-of-address scams. Bad actors are impersonating others to request a change of address with the postal service ...

If you're a smartphone user, chances are you've received a text message claiming you need to pay for unpaid tolls and E-ZPass ...

State officials are warning Americans not to respond to a surge of scam road toll collection texts. The texts impersonating state road toll collection agencies attempt to get phone users to reveal ...

The text may have urgent language or appear from a legitimate source. That's by design, and it could be to your detriment.

An annual report issued by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released this week has revealed the top scams and losses ...

Government agencies are renewing their warnings about the “unpaid toll” scam that usually arrives in the form of a text. The ...

If you think you’ve been targeted by a scam, get information and assistance from the AARP Fraud Watch Network Helpline. Help ...