The Federal Trade Commission received 162,101 fraud reports from consumers in Texas in 2024, according to newly released data.

An annual report issued by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released this week has revealed the top scams and losses ...

Reports of insurance identity theft rose 37% in 2024. The theft can cause big problems. Here's how to protect against this ...

FTC says reported losses to fraud exceeded $12.5 billion in 2024, with $5.7 billion lost to investment scams. Consumers filed ...

Scammers continue to target taxpayers by posing as IRS agents through phone calls, emails and text messages to steal personal and financial information. The IRS does not request sensitive ...

Fraud losses hit a record $12.5 billion in 2024, up 25% from 2023. Imposter scams topped the list, but employement scams ...

Someone might be using your identity right now. It can be easy to miss it — but there are things you can watch out for to ...

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The latest report from the Identity Theft Resource ... Check out this website from the Federal Trade Commission identity theft.gov. Go there, then click browse recovery steps, and then click ...

50, William Walker, 49, and Robert Lewis, 44. The men are charged with wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. Phillips is also charged with transferring, possessing or ...

A 2018 study found that 800,000 of the 2.5 million victims of identity theft were deceased persons, according to Lifelock. Advertisement It followed an investigation that uncovered the decades ...