There's no way around it, Americans are inundated every day with nuisance and scam calls: about 50 billion of them per year, according to call-blocking app YouMail (the Federal Communications ...

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is backing new federal rules aimed at cutting scammers off from one of the simplest tools used to reach consumers: real telephone numbers.Murrill joined 48 other ...

Replying to a fraudulent text may feel satisfying, but it can validate an active number and open the door to a more convincing con. In Cyprus, the bait increasingly resembles an unpaid fine, a missed ...

Read full article: 👶 Olivia and Liam take top spots as most popular baby names again, except in these states Whether you’ve fallen for text message scams in the past or even just side-eyed a slightly ...

The suspended Social Security number scam usually begins with a phone call or robocall. Criminals will often spoof the Social ...

Landline identity theft is an emerging threat that gives scammers backdoor access to your accounts. An outdated phone number, especially a forgotten landline, can help them bypass security and drain ...

According to the FTC, fraud losses hit $15.9 billion in 2025. Imposter scams led in sheer number of reports, but investment scams caused the steepest financial damage. Every year, the Federal Trade ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Your bank has never needed to watch you log into your account. The only caller who does is the one robbing you.

Whether you’ve fallen for text message scams in the past or even just side-eyed a slightly suspicious text, there’s no reason to feel embarrassed—according to the FTC, text message scams shook ...