Alert: Be aware of the financial tools scammers use to get your money
While scams take many forms, they all end the same way: by tricking victims into sending money. Fraud reports to […]
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Alert: Don’t let an identity thief use your credit card, get a loan in your name, or file a tax return for you
Identity Theft Awareness Week, a national initiative held in late January on how to avoid identity theft, recover if it
Be on the lookout for price gouging as a big storm hits much of U.S.
Beware of price gouging as a major storm is predicted to impact 180 million Americans from the Northeast to the
Trump administration is canceling enforcement action against corporations that cheat consumers, report says
Since taking office, the Trump administration has canceled or stopped 159 enforcement actions against 166 corporations, according to a report
Watch out for a new Amazon recall scam
As a consumer and personal finance journalist, I’m really good at spotting scams. I’ve written about lots of scams –
Top scams of 2025
Scammers steal billions of dollars from the American people every year. AI is making scams more believable. Here are the
Instacart to pay $60 million to settle FTC charges of deceptive tactics
Earlier this week, I wrote about Instacart using an AI-enabled experiment that can charge customers up to 23 percent more
How to keep thieves from stealing packages off your porch
They’re known as Porch Pirates. You see them almost nightly on TV news, stealing packages off people’s porches. It’s so
Consumer Reports relaunches newsletter from the 1940s to help people save money, spend less
“Bread & Butter,” a newsletter on Substack, is being relaunched by Consumer Reports, a consumer testing and advocacy organization. It’s