Month: September 2024

John Breyault, vice president for public policy, telecommunications and fraud at the National Consumers League. Which villain in the League of Villains would you be scared to fight? Any of…

You can also report fraud to the Federal Trade Commission. Investment scams can also involve Ponzi schemes, where money from new investors is used to pay off earlier investors, giving…

You can report scam ads on social media by selecting the three dots in the top right corner and pressing report. Read our story on protecting and recovering hacked social…

There are thousands of scam Online business in Nigeria out there with fake promises who have never paid and will never pay. The homeowners often come out of these fraudulent…

Verizon users have been noticing the scam texts since at least the last week in September. Scams like these require users to pass the fake coupon on to their Facebook…

This is where scammers promise to match or multiply the cryptocurrency sent to them in what is known as a giveaway scam. Online scam prevention tip: Research cryptocurrency exchanges before…

For more information see How to spot a "fake order" scam. Revocable living trusts have a spot on the IRS scams list, not because they're illegal, but because they're often…

Fraud and scams have become synonymous with business. While there are no doubt a few lying persons they prey upon the lonely and worried with immigration / marriage fraud as…

That’s the overarching scam holding all the other scams together. Another variation of investment scams is the "advance fee fraud." In this type of scam, fraudsters target individuals by promising…

If you suspect a financial advisor or firm is running a fraud or not acting in your best interests, you have a few ways to alert authorities. This is all…