The victims were led to the Arizona convenience store by an increasingly familiar scam: Crooks had tricked them into believing they were in legal trouble, their bank accounts were hacked or that they ...

According to the FTC, fraud losses hit $15.9 billion in 2025. Imposter scams led in sheer number of reports, but investment ...

CHICO — A reader recently sent me an email regarding an unusual transaction from her “bank” on a Sunday, which got me wondering: are certain scams more likely to appear outside of business hours? This ...

Arizona residents lost $177 million to cryptocurrency fraud in 2024, leading to new state "guardrails" for Bitcoin ATMs. House Bill 2387 now mandates daily transaction limits and requires ATM ...

Fraudsters are tech-savvy and here to challenge us every step of the way—we need to always be a few steps, if not a few miles ...

A $4 charge is easy to ignore. It might appear as a parking fee, a small purchase or a vague merchant name that doesn't raise any red flags. Consumer protection groups and law enforcement say scammers ...

Check BBB. Research complaints, reviews and ratings before booking. If you’ve spotted a scam (whether or not you’ve lost ...

Financial scams targeting seniors are exploding, with both the number of victims and dollar amount of losses doubling over the last four years, writes Rolland Johannsen, of Capital Performance Group.

The IRS Office of Chief Counsel advised in a Chief Counsel Advice memorandum (CCA) that generally, for tax years 2018 through 2025, only transactions entered into for profit qualify as deductible ...

A call from the fraud department at your bank. The offer of a dream-come-true vacation. An attractive job posting. Scammers can worm their way into your world—and your money—in insidious ways. And ...