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

They say your identity is tied to money laundering or fraud and threaten immediate arrest unless you verify information or ...

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.

Reporting suspicious calls helps reduce unwanted extended car warranty robocalls by giving enforcement agencies the ...

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

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 ...

According to the FTC, Americans lost over $12 billion to scams in 2024 — a 25% increase from the previous year, U.S. Rep. Dan ...

Scammers are taking advantage of pandemic, according to FTC. When Mary Darby met the man of her dreams on a dating app, she thought she had hit the jackpot. “He told me that he fell madly in love with ...

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 ...