BBB warns shoppers about a new scam that sees 'out of stock' listed for items after you've made a purchase. How to avoid ...

Answer: Bitcoin ATM scams are one of the fastest-growing ways criminals are stealing money, especially from older adults.

The year 2026 is almost here, and with the new year comes a new wave of scams that could potentially drain your bank account.

Tap-to-pay has quickly become a method that criminals are using to be able to charge your credit or debit card without you ...

Consumer protection experts warn scammers are ramping up efforts during the holidays and share tips to keep your money and personal information safe.

Ghost tapping tries to exploit tap-to-pay to steal your money. The scammer targets physical payment cards and mobile wallets. The scam can be hard to pull off, but scammers persist. Tapping to pay for ...

Fraud losses reported by people 60 and older climbed to nearly $2.4 billion in 2024, quadrupling since 2020 Investment ...

“People will be looking for ways to alleviate their burdens,” Valesquez says of 2026. “So when they get a [message] that says ...

Texting and messaging scam attempts have increased by 50 percent in the past year, with young adults experiencing the sharpest rise of any age group. That’s one of several important findings in the ...

Adults aged 60 and older were more likely to report extraordinarily high losses. An 18-year-old consumer in Michigan lost $4,800 this summer to a 'transfer it to protect it' scam after receiving an ...

Older Americans continued to lose billions of dollars to fraud in 2024, with scams increasingly exploiting trust, urgency and ...

Walmart Inc. must pay $10 million to settle federal charges that it allowed scammers to use its money transfer services to take hundreds of millions of dollars from customers. The Federal Trade ...