A new analysis from a consumer-focused federal agency has revealed that rental scams are an ongoing issue for renters. The Federal Trade Commission, which protects consumers from unfair business ...

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning that the number of online puppy scams has risen sharply in 2020. The rise in scams comes as more families seek to adopt pets to ease the loneliness, tension ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Middle-aged businessman talking on mobile phone at home. An impersonation scam, or imposter scam, is when a criminal pretends to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Security experts say scammers are preying on interest in the 2020 presidential election to try to steal personal information. There are several different schemes that try to take ...

A new report found that romance scams targeting older Americans have increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, with adults aged 60 and higher losing about $139 million in 2020 -- the ...

The new year may give scammers an easy way to forge documents. Authorities across the country have shared in Facebook posts that you can protect yourself by not abbreviating the year 2020 when you ...

Stories like this rarely end well. The ideal partner turns out to be a sophisticated scam artist, and a love-struck single is left not only broken-hearted — but broke. Being scammed by a romantic ...

Trezor and Ledger users face new phishing threats as scammers send fake letters, tricking victims into revealing recovery ...

An impersonation scam, or imposter scam, is when a criminal pretends to be someone they aren't to get access to your money or financial information. A new report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC ...