Scam calls have exploded into a nationwide problem, reaching levels that experts now describe as a crisis. Americans are ...
The highest numbers of scams were in California, Florida and Texas. Senior citizens lost almost $1 billion in scams in 2020, according to an FBI report released this week. A total of 105,301 people ...
An impersonation scam, or imposter scam, is when a criminal pretends to be someone they aren't to get access to your money or financial information. A new report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC ...
The new year may give scammers an easy way to forge documents. Authorities across the country have shared in Facebook posts that you can protect yourself by not abbreviating the year 2020 when you ...
Something you can be sure of when it comes to scams and swindles is that the methods used to try to part you from your data, your money, or both are constantly changing—which of course makes it more ...
Whether you've fallen for text message scams in the past or even just side-eyed a slightly suspicious text, there's no reason to feel embarrassed—according to the FTC, text message scams shook ...
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It’s a powerful, three-step mantra designed to cut through panic in the heat of the moment. Because in scam situations, ...
LA CROSSE (WKBT) -- A La Crosse-based bank is alerting customers of a scam. Coulee Bank says they've been made aware of a scam in which fraudulent calls appear to come from their phone number, per a ...