WXIN/WTTV — The Federal Trade Commission wants you to be on the lookout for a scam that promises a refund for an item you recently purchased on Amazon. According to the alert from the FTC, the scam ...

Last year, Americans reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud. The biggest losses resulted from scams that started ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been actively combating fraudulent schemes that exploit vulnerable consumers, as highlighted by three recent announcements. These updates underscore a troubling ...

Before you fill out that online job form in hopes of making some extra jingle for the holiday season, take heed of new warning by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). According to the FTC, there's been ...

An annual report issued by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released this week has revealed the top scams and losses that impacted Americans in 2024. The annual Data Book categorizes the top ...

Regulations protecting people from telemarketing scams now cover tech support scams, which have cost victims hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years. In a 4-1 vote, the Federal Trade ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) highlighted actions taken to protect consumers from impersonations scams since the Government and Business Impersonation Rule took effect in April 2024. Scams ...

The following information was released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond:. The hack went viral in the fall of 2024, and it was surprisingly easy: Chase Bank customers wrote checks of significant ...

The Federal Trade Commission today banned two companies and three individuals from the mortgage relief services business and ordered them to relinquish $2.2 million in consumer refunds. The action is ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- UC Santa Barbara sues retailers over Edison-style lightbulbs The University of California - Santa Barbara is suing five major retailers over those trendy "Edison" lightbulbs.