Scams have become more sophisticated over the years, and they continue to target unsuspecting individuals in communities just like ours. From phone calls ...

Money transfer apps can be magnets for scams and fraud, but there are ways to use them safely.

Artificial intelligence is making scams easier to create and harder to spot. From deepfake videos and phone calls, scams now ...

Americans get 2.5 million scam and robocalls a month, according to U.S. PIRG Education Fund, a consumer advocacy organization ...

Messages claiming you're due a tax refund are sent by scammers spoofing the IRS and other tax agencies. The FTC has some advice for making it safely through tax season.

Over the past several years, TikTok has emerged as a social media force, with it especially capturing the attention of young ...

Victims should be suspicious about extreme urgency, emotional manipulation, secrecy demands, and unusual payment methods.

SANDY — The romance scam struck Rita at the worst time possible. With many personal issues going on in her life and a panging sense of loneliness, she needed a connection more than ever. When someone ...

Got a text message from USPS about a package that you don’t quite remember ordering? The impulse to click on the link to jog your memory about the delivery or to see why a package you were expecting ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – News 19’s Ellie Byrd sat down with Karen Reeves, the president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau, to find out how to stay safe and aware of a recent scam going around our ...

Legal consequences can be up to 20 years in prison, plus fines of more than $250,000. This scheme often combines with other ...