Social media has become fraudsters' favorite medium, allowing scammers to steal a staggering $2.1 billion in 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Tuesday. The amount of money lost in ...

Pennsylvania State Police are warning visitors to be extra vigilant in spotting, avoiding scams during the World Cup run in ...

The agency reports that losses from social media scams have increased eightfold and that social media scams resulted in higher losses than any other method scammers used to contact consumers.

Americans lost nearly $16 billion to fraud schemes last year, with investment scams being the costliest for states, according ...

Sophisticated job scams are on the rise, using AI to draft elaborate, personalized pitches from phony recruiters. Here are ...

For the ninth consecutive year, imposter scams ranked as the top fraud complaint in the country, according to the Federal ...

The Federal Trade Commission and the state of Illinois are suing Premium Home Service and founder Yosef Bernath for violating ...

Americans lost at least $2.1 billion in 2025 to scams that originated on social media, according to the Federal Trade Commission. That figure marks an eightfold increase since 2020. The FTC said ...

CLEVELAND — When people are searching for affordable health insurance, they're already in a vulnerable spot. Scammers know that — and they're exploiting it. A federal court granted the Federal Trade ...

According to the FTC, fraud losses hit $15.9 billion in 2025. Imposter scams led in sheer number of reports, but investment scams caused the steepest financial damage.