An annual report issued by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released this week has revealed the top scams and losses that impacted Americans in 2024. The annual Data Book categorizes the top ...

Instances of fraud reported from the military community increased by 6 percent in 2024, reaching 99,443 cases, according to ...

Both consumers and banks reported that the rate of fraud and scams has steadied, according to FinCEN and FTC data, but the ...

The FTC reports a record $12.5 billion lost to scams in 2024, with investment fraud, job scams, and debt relief fraud topping ...

New Federal Trade Commission data shows consumers reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, which represents a 25% increase over the prior year. Scammers reaching out through calls, ...

State officials are warning Americans not to respond to a surge of scam road toll collection texts. The texts impersonating ...

Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios Americans reported losing over $12.5 billion to various forms of fraud last year, per new FTC data — up a staggering 25% from 2023. Why it matters: The spike suggests fraudsters ...

Whether you’ve driven on a toll road recently or not, you might’ve received a text saying you owe money for unpaid tolls.

Government agencies are renewing their warnings about the “unpaid toll” scam that usually arrives in the form of a text. The ...

In January, the FTC flagged a smishing scam: a message that appears to be from a state road toll company that informs ...

Lost an Amazon package? Need to call your airline because your flight got canceled? Then you need to pay extra attention when ...

New data from the Federal Trade Commission shows money lost to fraud increased by billions of dollars last year.