Veterans, especially those who may be seeking companionship after service, are often lured into trusting relationships with ...

Seniors are typically targeted with romance scams and other forms of fraud, as criminals look to capitalize on their vulnerability, said Frank McKenna, chief fraud strategist of Point Predictive, ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) highlighted actions taken to protect consumers from impersonations scams since the Government and Business Impersonation Rule took effect in April 2024.

Georgia tops the list of states most in need of fraud education, clocking 2,122 fraud reports per 100,000 residents in 2024—a 78.47% jump from 2020 (1,189 reports per 100K). The median loss so far in ...

In 2024, the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network recorded a 25% rise in fraud losses, totaling $12.5 billion, with impersonation scams, particularly government impersonation, driving significant losses.

Scams against older adults are on the rise, with impersonation scams experiencing a four-fold increase in reports from older adults who said they lost $10,000 or more, according to the Federal Trade ...

WXIN/WTTV — The Federal Trade Commission wants you to be on the lookout for a scam that promises a refund for an item you recently purchased on Amazon. According to the alert from the FTC, the ...

The Federal Trade Commission today banned two companies and three individuals from the mortgage relief services business and ordered them to relinquish $2.2 million in consumer refunds.

FTC warns of scam sites spoofing Equifax claim forms In the wake of the Equifax data breach settlement (and the newly-uncovered Capital One hacking), the Federal Trade Commission is urging ...