New Federal Trade Commission data shows consumers reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, which represents a 25% increase over the prior year. Scammers reaching out through calls, ...

Whether you’ve driven on a toll road recently or not, you might’ve received a text saying you owe money for unpaid tolls.

Have you ever received an "unpaid toll" text? A couple of Northeast Wisconsinites shared their thoughts with us on the nationwide scam and how it has impacted their lives.

State officials are warning Americans not to respond to a surge of scam road toll collection texts. The texts impersonating ...

The FTC reports a record $12.5 billion lost to scams in 2024, with investment fraud, job scams, and debt relief fraud topping ...

In an announcement from the Federal Trade Commission this week, two tech support companies will pay $26 million to settle charges that they bilked money from consumers ...

In January, the FTC flagged a smishing scam: a message that appears to be from a state road toll company that informs ...

The text may have urgent language or appear from a legitimate source. That's by design, and it could be to your detriment.

A new scam has hit Cherokee County, with people receiving phone calls that they've missed jury duty and they have to pay up. Cherokee County Sheriff Jason Chennault said this is the latest and most ...

Both consumers and banks reported that the rate of fraud and scams has steadied, according to FinCEN and FTC data, but the ...

You think it's a call from the doctor's office or your child’s school. So, you stop what you're doing and answer it -- only to get aggravated and find out it's a bogus debt reduction offer, or better ...

On March 6, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging GTCR BC Holdings, LLC's (GTCR) proposed ...