The vast majority of U.S. adults say online scams and attacks are a problem on shopping sites and apps, according to a survey ...

2021 was a huge year for the mainstreaming of cryptocurrency. Popular cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin had a banner year that kicked off following the memestock craze that took ...

JOHNSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Fraudsters have scammed social media users out of $2.7 billion since 2021, according to a new report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The staggering losses stem from ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Older Americans reported losing significantly more money to certain scams last year compared to 2020, according to a new report submitted to Congress. According to the findings from ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NewsNation) — Americans have lost around $2 ...

Rachel Witkowski is an award-winning journalist whose 20-year career spans a wide range of topics in finance, government regulation and congressional reporting. Ms. Witkowski has spent the last decade ...

Scammers on social media craft fake personas and use targeted advertisements to carry out scams. The most common social media fraud involves online shopping, accounting for 44% of reported cases. Fake ...

These reports, collected from the Better Business Bureau Scam Tracker database, represent some of the pet scams reported across the state from 2018 to 2021. Experts suggest reports represent only ...

Scammers have long used various tactics to lure unsuspecting victims and steal their money. However, a new report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has highlighted the true scale of these social ...

Financial sector data indicate a parallel rise in online payment frauds: Frauds of Rs 1 lakh and above increased to 29,082 cases in 2023-24, involving Rs 1,457 crore, according to the Reserve Bank of ...

From fake NHS Covid tests to QR code parking scams, Which? has exposed hundreds of scams to help you stay one step ahead of the scammers…. In response to this worrying trend, Which? launched a free ...