A new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report highlights just how widespread impersonation scams have become.

Last year, Americans reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud. The biggest losses resulted from scams that started ...

We at CNET commonly suggest victims contact the Federal Trade Commission or the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center to share their experience if they've endured any type of fraud or identity theft.

Data shows a more than four-fold increase, from 2020 through 2024, in reports from older adults who say they lost $10,000 or more. Many lost $100,000.

As job-seekers look for work in a challenging environment, an increasing number are falling victim to job scams that promise good pay for completing easy online tasks, according to the Federal Trade ...

Like a lot of people, I get scam texts all the time – phony Amazon fraud alerts, fake USPS delivery notices, even texts from “wrong numbers” that somehow turn flirty or businesslike. As someone who ...

BRADENTON, Fla. — While technology continues to advance, so do the tactics of scammers looking to exploit it. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), more Americans, especially seniors, are ...

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 ...