A retired woman from Washington, DC believed she was assisting the FBI in catching a drug cartel. Over several months in 2023 ...

It can be terrifying to learn your data or finances are at risk. Naturally, if a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) agent offers ...

Federal officials say a company that operates hundreds of landing pages for AI answers is running an operation that has duped ...

Missing jury duty can come with real consequences, including fines and jail time, and scammers are taking advantage of those ...

A woman who once worked behind the scenes on true-crime television shows is now at the center of a real-life federal ...

The claims process for eligible Amazon Prime customers who didn’t get an automatic refund late last year has begun in 2026.

In FY 2025, the agency received more than 2.6 million complaints and 4.8 million new numbers were added to the DNC Registry The Federal Trade Commission issued its biennial report to Congress on the ...

The Federal Trade Commission has launched a refund claims process for some consumers who were charged for a subscription to the anonymous messaging app NGL without their authorization.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is interested in hearing from consumers who have experienced mortgage-related issues.

As contactless payments become an integral part of everyday life, a troubling scam dubbed “ghost tapping” is becoming known for exploiting the very convenience it promises. Ghost tapping is a fraud ...

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani named a former Federal Trade Commission official to lead the city’s consumer protection agency, vowing to take an aggressive stance on behalf of gig workers and ...

Fraud losses reported by people 60 and older climbed to nearly $2.4 billion in 2024, quadrupling since 2020 Investment scams—often tied to social media pitches—drove the biggest losses, while phone ...