Scammers who know how precious grandchildren are to grandparents are targeting older adults with threats about an emergency involving the victim’s grandchild. This grandmother fought back.

Scammers are already targeting 2026 FIFA World Cup fans with fake ticket websites that look legitimate but sell counterfeit ...

Sailor Moldrup received a phone call at work on Wednesday from a scammer posing as a sheriff’s deputy claiming she owed ...

Over 330,000 government impersonation complaints were reported to the FTC in 2025, a 25% increase. Here's how SSA scams work ...

Despite your best intentions, it can be difficult to get everyone in your circle a perfect – or at least personal – gift. So you turn to Plan B: gift cards. Easy to get. Easy to use. Usually welcome.

Elder fraud is a significant issue, with reported losses reaching nearly $5 billion in 2024. Scammers often build emotional connections through romance scams before making urgent requests for money.

Courts, banks, and law enforcement are finding ways to intervene earlier — even without knowing who the scammer is.

The holiday season is the happiest and riskiest time of year to be online. As millions of us gear up for Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, scammers do the same. Every year, they target holiday ...

WASHINGTON (WJLA) -- Every year, the Better Business Bureau serving Metro Washington D.C. hears from thousands of consumers and business owners about a variety of scams and frauds. Many are new twists ...

Every year, about 90% of consumers either fall for or encounter online scams. And while many consumers are sophisticated enough to avoid some of the most common scams, it doesn’t take much for a ...

If you think scam emails are all poorly-worded messages asking you to help a faraway prince transfer millions of dollars out of his country, you need to be aware of today’s much trickier phishing ...

Gift cards are one of the most popular holiday presents to give, but they’re also one of the easiest for scammers to compromise. That leaves you with a gift card that’s already depleted by the ...