In recent years, financial scams have grown at an alarming rate in the United States. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in 2024 alone, there were more than 2.6 million reports of fraud ...

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Scammers are targeting people through texts, emails, phone calls, and more, and the financial damage is staggering. 2 News ...

LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - Business owners in Laurel learned more Thursday about skills needed to avoid financial scams. First State Bank hosted a class focused on spotting scams and how to properly ...

Investors are prime targets for scammers – and the financial hit if you're impacted can be massive. Here's what to watch for and how to protect yourself.

Who wouldn’t want to get a cute puppy as a gift for the holidays? Before you shell out for a new furry friend, read BBB's new update to a 2017 study to learn how to spot a puppy scam. Recent reports ...

Missouri residents are getting scam texts about unpaid traffic fines or tolls. Learn how to spot them and what to do if you fall victim.

“We can work together to be smarter than the scammers,” emcee and Rep. Courtenay Sprunger, R-Kalispell, told a capacity crowd at Immanuel Living ready to learn about scams — and how to avoid them.

A convincing fake email claiming to be from Amazon shows up in your inbox. It warns you of a sign-in from an unknown device or says your account is locked. Or maybe it thanks you for a purchase you ...

Scammers have devised a new method to defraud people, now being dubbed the “Cylinder Scam.” In this scheme, fraudsters pose ...

FRIEDENSBURG — The head of the Senior Protection Unit in the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office offered advice on how to avoid being victimized by scams during a seminar Thursday in St. John’s ...