According to the FTC's report, there was a spike in reported losses from fraud among people 60 years and older. The FTC ...

That’s where the FTC’s new tool, How I’ll Avoid a Scam: My Action Plan, can help. You can use it to make a list of people you ...

Fraud losses reported by people 60 and older climbed to nearly $2.4 billion in 2024, quadrupling since 2020 Investment scams—often tied to social media pitches—drove the biggest losses, while phone ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been actively combating fraudulent schemes that exploit vulnerable consumers, as highlighted by three recent announcements. These updates underscore a troubling ...

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 scam ...

The Federal Trade Commission found that total losses due to fraud for adults older than 60 climbed to nearly $700 million in 2024. The Federal Trade Commission reported that scams targeting adults ...

New analysis from the Federal Trade Commission shows that since 2020 consumers reported nearly 65,000 rental scams, many of which originated from fake listings on sites like Facebook and Craigslist, ...

Congress remains deadlocked, and we now are entering a third week of the federal government shutdown. Lawmakers are at odds over government spending. This makes a prime time for scammers to attack the ...

Scammers are taking advantage of pandemic, according to FTC. When Mary Darby met the man of her dreams on a dating app, she thought she had hit the jackpot. “He told me that he fell madly in love with ...