An article detailing the most common scams targeting seniors and how to avoid them.

Older Americans are losing more money than ever to scams, according to a new Federal Trade Commission report to Congress, with losses climbing sharply over the past four years. The FTC’s 2024–2025 ...

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 ...

PORT ANGELES, Wash. — Clallam County residents are continuing to lose significant sums of money to scammers who falsely claim to be working as “agents” for the Federal Trade Commission, according to ...

Plenty of us are moving. Maybe it’s for a new job, maybe it’s to shorten a commute, perhaps it’s because one needs more garage space, or maybe it’s a full-blown relocation. Individuals looking to rent ...

The response of three federal agencies to a Government Accountability Office report last year on combatting scams has been decidedly “mixed,” a watchdog official told lawmakers this week. Appearing ...

Americans are facing severe financial harm from financial scams. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), scam losses ...

Nevadans are especially vulnerable to scams year-round, but risk consistently spikes during the holiday season, according to federal data. Scams tend to rise in the final three months of the year as ...

A polished seal, a familiar logo, and a web address that looks almost perfect. That’s all it takes to trick someone into handing over personal details meant for law enforcement or a federal agency.

RIVERDALE — Artificial intelligence is creating more convincing scams, including fake emails, cloned voices and spoofed caller IDs. Older Utahns are particularly susceptible to scams, according to ...