What’s the latest in scams?
Every year, the Federal Trade Commission gets millions of fraud reports from consumers and shares information about the top scams. […]
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Don’t let scammers spoil your spring vacation
Winter is beginning to fade, and if you’re like me, you’re longing for spring and warm weather. When you’re planning a trip – whether it’s a spring break jaunt or another trip – you may be tempted to sign up an offer that looks like great deal. Unfortunately, scammers sometimes hide behind those offers. All they want is to steal your money.
Use these tips to avoid investment scams
Investing money is an important part of financial planning for individuals and families. However, consumers lose more than $7.9 billion
Meta misleads users about the steps it’s taking to fight fraud, and profits off scam ads at users’ expense, lawsuit alleges
Meta has knowingly taken steps and adopted policies that allow scam advertising to spread, and in 2024 Meta anticipated that
Watch out for investment scams on Meta platforms
The photo above is a fake investment advertisement using Kevin O’Leary’s photo without his permission. Fraudulent investment schemes are rapidly
Watch out for tax scams that can steal your money and get you into trouble with the IRS
The Internal Revenue Service it warning tax payers to watch out for 12 tax scams that could cause them a
Be aware of the dangers of online loans
Online loans are easy to get, dangerously easy. If you’re shopping for an online loan, do some research, especially if
Americans lose about $119 billion each year to online scams, report estimates
Americans are losing an estimated $119 billion every year to online scams, according to a new report from the Consumer
How to avoid phone scams
It’s complicated being a consumer these days. There’s so much information, but most of it is to get you to