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Tuesday the Federal Trade Commission announced it is cracking down on illegal telemarketers in one of the biggest multi-agency sweeps ever. The FTC is partnering with 101 law enforcement agencies, ...

Is scamming illegal? What you should know about online scams. Spammers, scammers, and snake-oil peddlers are at an all-time high thanks to the internet. Scamming tactics are ever-changing and are ...

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Texting scams are exploding. In 2024 alone, U.S. consumers lost $470 million to them, according to the Federal Trade Commission, a number more than five times what it was just four years earlier. To ...

About three out of 10 adults say they have used an online dating platform, according to research from the Pew Research Center. It’s become a common way to find long-term partners, and 44% of dating ...

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JAY, THANK YOU. AN UNLICENSED CONTRACTOR WARNED BY A JUDGE JUST THREE MONTHS AGO TO STOP SCAMMING PEOPLE OR FACE PRISON IS BACK BEHIND BARS. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER TERRI PARKER FIRST CONFRONTED SEAN ...

Robocalls offering fake car warranties were once among the most common phone scams in the U.S., with nearly a billion scams logged in a single month in 2022, according to the Federal Communications ...