New Federal Trade Commission data shows consumers reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, which represents a 25% increase over the prior year. Scammers reaching out through calls, ...

The FTC reports a record $12.5 billion lost to scams in 2024, with investment fraud, job scams, and debt relief fraud topping ...

Both consumers and banks reported that the rate of fraud and scams has steadied, according to FinCEN and FTC data, but the ...

New data from the Federal Trade Commission shows money lost to fraud increased by billions of dollars last year.

The text may have urgent language or appear from a legitimate source. That's by design, and it could be to your detriment.

State officials are warning Americans not to respond to a surge of scam road toll collection texts. The texts impersonating ...

Whether you’ve driven on a toll road recently or not, you might’ve received a text saying you owe money for unpaid tolls.

An annual report issued by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released this week has revealed the top scams and losses that impacted Americans in 2024. The annual Data Book categorizes the top ...

Have you ever received an "unpaid toll" text? A couple of Northeast Wisconsinites shared their thoughts with us on the nationwide scam and how it has impacted their lives.

You think it's a call from the doctor's office or your child’s school. So, you stop what you're doing and answer it -- only to get aggravated and find out it's a bogus debt reduction offer, or better ...

Government agencies are renewing their warnings about the “unpaid toll” scam that usually arrives in the form of a text. The ...

Lost an Amazon package? Need to call your airline because your flight got canceled? Then you need to pay extra attention when ...