The most recent BBB Scam Tracker Risk Report found that investment and cryptocurrency scams were the riskiest for consumers last year, followed by employment scams and romance scams. Scams that were ...

Federal authorities say Americans lost a record $333 million in bitcoin ATM scams over the last year, topping 2024's total of ...

WalletHub reports gift card sales will increase by 7% in 2024. For many, you can't go wrong giving a gift card, but that ...

BBB warns shoppers about a new scam that sees 'out of stock' listed for items after you've made a purchase. How to avoid ...

Answer: Bitcoin ATM scams are one of the fastest-growing ways criminals are stealing money, especially from older adults.

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 m ...

Ghost tapping tries to exploit tap-to-pay to steal your money. The scammer targets physical payment cards and mobile wallets. The scam can be hard to pull off, but scammers persist. Tapping to pay for ...

Jo Ann Deal with the Better Business Bureau said to beware of warning signs that fraud may be happening in plain sight.

Consumer protection experts warn scammers are ramping up efforts during the holidays and share tips to keep your money and personal information safe.

Texting and messaging scam attempts have increased by 50 percent in the past year, with young adults experiencing the sharpest rise of any age group. That’s one of several important findings in the ...

Adults aged 60 and older were more likely to report extraordinarily high losses. An 18-year-old consumer in Michigan lost $4,800 this summer to a 'transfer it to protect it' scam after receiving an ...

Walmart Inc. must pay $10 million to settle federal charges that it allowed scammers to use its money transfer services to take hundreds of millions of dollars from customers. The Federal Trade ...