Fake job listings and fraudulent recruitment messages are on the rise, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which ...
If the advertised rent is a lot cheaper than most rents in the area, it could be a sign of a scam,’ the Federal Trade Commission warned ...
The new year may give scammers an easy way to forge documents. Authorities across the country have shared in Facebook posts that you can protect yourself by not abbreviating the year 2020 when you ...
FTC reports nearly 65,000 rental scams and $65 million in losses since 2020. Fake listings on Facebook account for roughly ...
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FTC reports $65 million lost to rental scams since 2020

The Federal Trade Commission released an analysis on December 22, 2025, showing that consumers reported nearly 65,000 rental ...
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Thursday the IRS and Treasury Department reported 159 million Americans have received Economic Impact Payments, or stimulus checks. However, the I-Team is finding that scammers could ...
One of 2019’s biggest stories will be bigger in 2020: Cyber scams are on the rise. “As people increasingly conduct business and live their lives online, more and more criminals are leveraging the ...
It’s no secret that fraudsters have been having a field day throughout the pandemic, conning Americans out of billions of dollars. But it’s not just older folks who are being scammed — new data shows ...
Since 2020 there have been more than 24,000 cases of online fraud in Vietnam, many using sophisticated tactics to exploit ...
Fraudsters deploy various kinds of tactics, such as phishing attacks, fake tokens, Ponzi schemes and pump-and-dump tactics. Warning signs include unrealistic promises, lack of transparency and sudden ...