Scams involving government benefits like unemployment checks are on the rise—here's how to stay safe

Scammers are stealing more identities to pilfer government benefits, riding a wave of fraud ... the consumer protection laws in the state. Still, Velasquez said to only get an attorney involved if you ... Read More

Scams stealing government benefits like unemployment checks have jumped 82%: Here’s how to protect yourself

Scammers are stealing more identities to pilfer government benefits, riding a wave of fraud that rose to new heights during the pandemic and still ... consumer get some free benefit like a grant ... Read More

Unveiling the threat: Safeguarding your identity from benefit scams

Scammers are stealing more identities to pilfer government benefits, riding a wave of fraud that rose to new heights during the pandemic and still ... consumer get some free benefit like a grant ... Read More

Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, an FBI report says

The FBI received more than 100,000 complaints by victims of scams over the age of 60 last year, with nearly 6,000 people losing more than $100,000. Read More

Why and How Impersonation Scams Thrive

Why do they work? Impersonation scams leverage authority and credibility to increase compliance with the ask. The approach seeks to motivate the consumer to comply with requests from institutions (e.g ... Read More

Two scam victims avoided losing over $3 million to scammers who were pretending to be government officials

SINGAPORE — Two men avoided losing over $3 million in separate scam ... government officials. In the first case, a 76-year-old individual was contacted by a scammer posing as a bank staff member, who ... Read More

Consumer alert: Sunpass warns of text scam

MIAMI - Sunpass is warning about a scam that could affect your wallet ... According to the FBI, the texts claim the recipient owes money for unpaid tolls. If you receive one of the texts, file ... Read More

Reporting scams

We explain what to do if you’re victim to ... Push Payment Scam Code. Your card provider may have a set process for submitting a claim for a refund of a disputed transaction. If it hasn't, you can use ... Read More

Internet scams

Have you been the victim of a phishing email scam and had money taken from your account? Our template letter will help you to get the money reimbursed. Consumer rights is a division of Which? that ... Read More

Tulsan targeted by Publisher's Clearing House scam

The Publisher’s Clearing House Sweepstakes scam is once ... PCH imposters stealing victims’ life savings. “They’re calling, scamming,” Tanya from Tulsa told 2 News in that recent story. Read More

Scams stealing government benefits like unemployment checks have jumped 82%: Here's how to protect yourself

Scammers are stealing more identities to pilfer government benefits, riding a wave of fraud that rose to new heights during the pandemic and still ... consumer get some free benefit like a grant ... Read More

Two scam victims avoided losing over $3 million to scammers who were pretending to be government officials

According to a media release issued by the police on Wednesday (17 April), both cases involved scammers pretending to be government ... victim and convinced him that he had fallen prey to a scam. Read More