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Last year, consumers lost $8.8 billion to scammers, and the Federal Trade Commission says older adults lost the most money compared to other age groups.

Cybersecurity experts have warned Americans against hacking, phishing, now quishing schemes. Here’s what you need to know about the latest tactic scammers use to steal your information.

Marjorie Bloom, a retiree, lost her life savings in a “tech support” scam involving cryptocurrency. These frauds, which target older adults, are on the rise.

Tourism is a multi-billion dollar industry and criminals want their share. Here’s how not to risk falling into their clutches.

While scam calls and texts irritate thousands across the state and country on a seemingly constant basis, one area code in Illinois is more responsible for scam messages than others.

At least 11 people are suspected to be involved with a loan scam that allegedly drove a man to kill his wife and two young boys before trying to take his own life in their family home, Thai police said Wednesday.

Navigating the job application process can be stressful, and dealing with job scams makes it worse. Follow these online job search tips to protect your information and find real opportunities.

From 2017 to 2022, no age group fell for online scams at a quicker rate than people age 20 or younger, according to a study.

“If there was a Scammers Hall of Shame, this one would make the Top 10 List, without question,” the Federal Trade Commission said.

Business for scammers is booming. The most recent Federal Trade Commission data from 2022 shows that reported consumer losses to fraud totaled $8.8 billion. That’s a 30 percent increase from 2021. The biggest losses were to investment scams, including cryptocurrency schemes, which cost people more than $3.8 billion. Younger adults ages 20-29 reported losing money more often than older adults...

With back-to-school shopping underway, the Better Business Bureau is warning parents about scammers and imposters, banking on families looking for school supply deals.

The IRS is warning taxpayers about a new scam tricking people into believing they are owed a refund.

The products are advertised online as a kind of golden ticket that will help propel Trump’s 2024 bid and make the “real patriots” who support him rich when cashed in.

“Pig butchering” operations run out of Asia but target victims globally, with scammers promising love and wealth to get their victims to invest their fortunes.

New York is looking for love in all the wrong places, apparently — but a couple other states get burnt worse by fake loves.

Scammers are now using a simple photo of people’s cars to trick social media users out of their money.

Imagine seeing a pic of your car posted, reporting it stolen … but it hasn’t been. NBC 7 and Telemundo 20’s Tania Luviano explains.

The law enforcement agency said bad actors had figured out how to infect phones with malware using public charging cables.

We all get them: random, unwanted text messages, in many cases designed to deceive you. Regulators are now taking major steps toward stopping robotext scammers. “These robotexts are making a mess of our phones. They are reducing trust in what is such a powerful way to communicate,” said Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. The FCC is requiring wireless carriers…

Consumers lost hundreds of millions of dollars last year and they are expected to lose more this year as scammers continue to strike. Carolyn Johnson reports for the NBC4’s I-team on Jan. 18, 2023.