LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)– Be aware of possible scams amid looming cuts to federal assistance programs from the government shutdown, like SNAP benefits. The Better Business Bureau has received over 800 ...

ONE CALL TO 8 ON YOUR SIDE CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROACH. SO I PUT A 2008 MAZDA ONLINE ON CRAIGSLIST. A FEW DAYS AFTER DEB ROHRER POSTED HER DAUGHTER’S CAR FOR SALE ONLINE, SHE HEARD FROM A ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Scams come in many different forms and the people behind trying to steal your hard-earned money are getting better and better at their trickery. Mike Pach is a ...

SHOWING UP IN SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, BUT IT’S ONE WE’VE SEEN BEFORE. THERE’S A SUCKER BORN EVERY MINUTE. WE’RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THAT PHRASE, RIGHT? WELL, SCAMMERS MAY BE KEEPING THAT PHRASE IN MIND AS ...

Did you get a text message claiming to be from the IRS telling you you’re eligible for a $1,400 stimulus check? If you did, don’t click on the link. A recent scam alert from the Better Business Bureau ...

While financial scams have always been around, the variety of schemes that scammers employ to steal money are easily proliferated these days with the internet, social media, AI and crypto. Frauds and ...

BARNEGAT−Township police helped foiled an online scam that nearly cost a resident $95,000. The unnamed victim told police Sunday, Nov. 2 that they believed they had been conned into sending a check to ...

As fewer transactions are made with cash, the utilization of credit cards—and their use online, in particular—continues to ...

Millions of Facebook users filed claims in a recent privacy settlement after the platform was accused of mishandling user data. The approved payouts have been rolling out, which means people are ...

Corrections & Clarifications: USA TODAY was given an incorrect figure for a story on gift scams and porch thefts. The correct amount is $76 billion in packages may be at risk of theft this holiday ...