Fraudsters Lure Consumers With Highly Personal Nature Of Phone Calls

It’s getting more and more difficult to keep up with fraudsters who are committing increasingly sophisticated scams involving multiple channels. Read More

Here are the top tax scams of 2024

A recent study from online protection company McAfee found that one in four Americans have lost money to an online tax scam, making it all the more ... send fake links for consumers to click ... Read More

As consumers lose millions to gift card scams, lawmakers pressure businesses

When Denise Brown peruses the tightly packed gift card display at her local CVS in Harlem, New York, she sees the perfect present for her grandson: a Sony PlayStation gift card. Others, acting in bad ... Read More

ACCC warns of surge in payment redirection scams as Aussies lose $16.2 million

Australians have been warned to triple check their invoices amid a surge in payment redirection scams, which have cost citizens more than $16 million over the past 12 months. Read More

Consumer News

The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled Sept. 26 to discuss whether it will hear a First Amendment challenge to a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on major social-media companies. The number ... Read More

Should you stop writing checks? Banks wish you would to thwart fraud

Banks are forced to spend more to beef up their technology to prevent criminal check fraud, and, even then, plenty of fake checks ... the bank to get your money back. Consumers report waiting ... Read More

Consumer confidence up in March

Consumer confidence continued to tick upward ... Despite the positive news, consumers are still somewhat skeptical about what lies ahead. Numerator’s March Financial Outlook Score dipped 1 ... Read More

Brits lose more than £2.6bn to investment scams since 2020, pension body warns

Investment fraud spiked during the Covid-19 pandemic as people relied more on the Internet during lockdown Britons have lost more than £2.6bn to investment fraud since the start of 2020 ... Read More

Consumers must become more aware of scams

He said some banks have already adopted the more ... Consumer Affairs Minister, Datuk Rosol Wahid, said the ministry is mulling a special licence for online businesses to protect consumers from scams. Read More

Your Money

The I.R.S. estimates that 940,000 people who didn’t file their returns for that year are due back money. The deadline ... pay later” loans to appear on consumer credit reports. Read More

Consumer News

The Women's Cancer Fund raised $18.3 million, but a new lawsuit alleges the money went to pay a lavish salary to for-profit fundraisers. Read More