Americans are losing at least $119 billion every year to scams, according to a new estimate from the nonprofit Consumer Federation of America, a consumer advocacy group. There is no formal U.S.

Meta has sued the people and groups behind three scam operations that used images and deepfakes of celebrities to lure users to scam websites. According to the company, the three entities were based ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Residents are again being warned about scam OMV text messages. The texts claim to come from the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles and threaten people over unpaid tickets or ...

These scam texts often threaten legal action and include malicious links to steal personal information. The Colorado DMV has confirmed it does not contact people via unsolicited texts to demand ...

Reports of tax scams and fraud have continued to rise in recent years, stretching systems that were built around older, fragmented reporting tools. The IRS says simplifying how tips are submitted will ...

Wisconsin officials are warning consumers about fake job listings and phony recruiters. The jobs may offer flexible hours, good pay, great benefits and remote work. Research a company before sharing ...

Philadelphia Courts officials issued a consumer fraud warning about a text messaging scam accusing recipients of failing to pay road toll violations on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and requesting penalty ...

Next week is National Consumer Protection Week, and Americans lost $1.2 billion from scams in 2025. It's a sobering statement, and one of the reasons the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) is ...

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. — Clad in the classic Texas-style sheriff’s hat, Jim Skinner did his best to look tough as he talked about the series of jewelry store takedowns that broke up an alleged ...

As tax season nears its halfway point, the Internal Revenue Service recently launched a webpage for taxpayers to report fraudulent activity by scammers. “Improvements to the IRS fraud reporting system ...