Last year marked a record high for romance scams in the United States. The growth in romance scams comes in part from acute ...

One rainy afternoon in August, Jean Booth scurried up the stairs of a nondescript Thai restaurant and took out her phone. She ...

The FTC is warning consumers about a resurgence of a mail scam claiming recipients are entitled to millions of dollars in ...

The Federal Trade Commission says a familiar mail scam is making the rounds again. Phony law firms are sending letters to ...

The FTC issued an alert regarding a scam involving letters claiming recipients are owed unclaimed life insurance proceeds.

A letter says you inherited millions from a life insurance policy. The FTC says it’s a scam, and Denver7 Investigates found Colorado families are being targeted. DENVER — A scam promising millions in ...

Members of the military are being warned of a scam that targets them with fake real estate listings. The warning was issued ...

The scheme begins with fake fraud alerts before shifting to a FaceTime call, where victims are tricked into exposing ...

The FTC is warning of scammers attempting to convince targets that they've inherited a life insurance policy from a loved one ...

The FBI is warning of a new phishing scam targeting Microsoft Outlook users, with officials saying hackers "hijack" Microsoft 365. The warning, issued May 21, says the threat first emerged last month ...

Criminals are inserting screws in gas pump nozzle holders to keep transactions open after customers drive off, allowing the criminals to get free fuel. In May 2026, social media users, news media ...

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