Scam calls and texts can be convincing, but here's what you should know to help you avoid falling for it.

A Pennsylvania woman fell victim to two scams after trying to report fraud on Facebook Marketplace, leaving her waiting for ...

Pickpockets were once the biggest worry for travelers heading to new destinations on vacation. But travel scams have become more sophisticated, ...

As the Chinese scam industry spreads beyond Asia’s fortified compounds, it’s become cheaper and easier to run — thanks to AI ...

What if one of the very steps you've been told to take to avoid scams is being used against you?

If you’ve been scammed, it can feel impossible to navigate. Online scams result in lost funds, loss of access to important accounts or devices, damage to reputation and other harms. And with the rise ...

A new jury duty scam out of Chesterfield is making it even harder to spot the red flags in these common tricks. Scammers aren ...

In 2025, victims lost $3.5 billion (1) to imposter scams. Now, CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman nearly became a victim of one of those scams. “I just got SCAMMED,” Matt Gutman posted in a ...

Consumers want to go directly to their financial institution to safeguard their account. You can report fraud, scams and bad business practices at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. Consider initiating a credit ...

Medicare and Social Security scams target older adults by impersonating trusted government programs and creating fear around benefits, medical coverage or legal trouble. The scam may arrive as a phone ...

“No legitimate law enforcement agency or district attorney will call you to demand money,” says Attorney General Jeff Jackson. Travis Long tlong@newsobserver.com Scammers are posing as law enforcement ...