The Federal Trade Commission is warning consumers about a growing wave of imposter scams, but the agency’s top consumer protection official says the responsibility does not rest solely with the ...

The Federal Trade Commission has reported that social media ad scams caused more than $90 million in losses last year.

Federal fraud investigators say the telephone remains the most reliable weapon in a scammer’s toolkit, and the pitches keep ...

A federal court froze Credit Glory, a credit-repair network the FTC says charged consumers illegal upfront fees while posing as their own debt collectors.

The amount lost to imposter scams is part of $15.9 billion in total fraud losses reported to the Federal Trade Commission in 2025 ...

She called herself Grant Bae and appeared in online chats alongside well-known entrepreneurial influencers. She said she had years of experience in grant writing and could help struggling ...

A new FTC consumer alert is warning about "refund and recovery" scams. These scams target those who were already impacted by scams and claim they can help you get your money back.

Government imposter scams were the most-reported scam in 2025 for the ninth year in a row, according to the Federal Trade Commission. You can view News 8 headlines in the video player above. Reports ...

The Federal Trade Commission is warning partygoers everywhere about a new phishing scam involving event invitations. The Federal Trade Commission is warning partygoers everywhere about a new phishing ...

Scammers walked away with more than $670,000 in just three days, police said. Here's how they did it, and how you can protect yourself.

The FTC says scammers are posing as parents in need of childcare, sending fake checks and asking providers to return "overpayments" before the checks bounce. The Federal Trade Commission is warning ...