Scammers have been notorious for taking advantage of current events and what’s in the news. The pandemic has been no exception. It’s proven to be an opportunity for fraudsters to prey on people’s ...

Scams related to cryptocurrency jumped from the seventh riskiest scam in 2020 to second riskiest in 2021, according to the 2021 BBB Scam Tracker Risk Report. Although cryptocurrency scams made up only ...

More than $770 million in losses to fraud in the U.S. last year started with posts on social media, the Federal Trade Commission reported Tuesday. And investment scams appear to be the most popular.

Time to say goodbye to 2021 and the scams of yesteryear. Hopefully, you weren’t a victim this year. But from everything I’ve read this year, it’s a pretty safe bet you were a target. Going out on a ...

The holiday season is the “most wonderful time of the year," but it’s also the most hectic time of the year. All of the shopping, decorating, cooking and entertaining set the stage for online scams.

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More than 46,000 people fell prey to crypto scams since the beginning of 2021, according to the Federal Trade Commission. They collectively lost more than $1 billion, the FTC said in a new report.