When Simon’s wife of 43 years passed away, it felt a bit like he’d died too. In his overwhelming grief, Simon sought companionship online, like so many other lonely widows and widowers. Simon was ...

Scammers frequently impersonate Publishers Clearing House to steal money or personal information by taking advantage of ...

Paul C. in Washington, D.C., received an alarming text claiming Apple Pay had already charged him $8,250 and another $8,250 would go through in 35 minutes. That is the kind of message designed to make ...

If you’ve been scammed, it can feel impossible to navigate. Online scams result in lost funds, loss of access to important accounts or devices, damage to reputation and other harms. And with the rise ...

People who have already been cheated out of money by a scam are being targeted a second time, this time by con artists who promise to get the lost money back. Federal regulators say this “recovery” ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — After being told her Social Security funds were supporting terrorism, a widow was directed to buy $700,000 in gold — but an alert store owner intervened before crooks ...

Consumers want to go directly to their financial institution to safeguard their account. You can report fraud, scams and bad business practices at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. Consider initiating a credit ...

Scammers can be convincing in getting people to give away personal information and at times, even their money. Last month, a Fuquay-Varina man who lost more than $750,000 to a scam shared his story.

I’ve noticed an uptick in scam emails that get past Gmail’s spam filters over the past few years. As an author, the emails I get are usually from so-called book clubs, filled with empty praise for my ...

A strange email lands in your inbox, and at first, it sounds helpful. It uses a familiar company, leans into family safety and warns that you may need to act before a deadline. That is what makes this ...

Not every sales pitch for a reverse mortgage is worth your time. Retirees are the target demographic for reverse mortgages — a tool that can tap their home’s equity for cash. But it's important to be ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans are inundated with scam attempts on a daily basis — and about 3 in 10 have personally lost money or personal information to scams, according to a new AP-NORC survey.