GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - “Fraud is hitting everybody. It doesn’t just focus on older adults like we used to assume,” Kathy Stokes, AARP director of fraud prevention programs, said. A new fraud report ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Last year, 30% of Americans reported having their identities stolen, with credit card fraud being the most common type of identity theft in New York, numbering almost 27,000 cases.

If deleting and reporting scam texts and phone calls has become part of your daily routine, there's another simple way to protect yourself from fraud -- and it may be more effective. Placing a fraud ...

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reissuing a consumer alert ahead of the Detroit Auto Show, warning visitors about QR code hijacking scams.

(WJAR) — Many of us have text alerts set up with our bank – they're supposed to protect us if there’s a problem with our account. Unfortunately, scammers are now exploiting this feature for their gain ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – One out of three of you have been scammed in the last year. That’s why recognizing the red flags are so important. According to LexisNexis, every dollar lost to a scammer costs your ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - CONSUMER FIRST ALERT is following up on a local woman who lost $19,000 to scammers in what investigators say is a growing and increasingly sophisticated crime. We’re getting ...

Legal consequences can be up to 20 years in prison, plus fines of more than $250,000. This scheme often combines with other ...

BUCKS CO., Pa. - Bucks County Consumer Protection issued an urgent Fraud Alert regarding deceptive and misleading mortgage assistance-related mailings recently reported by a local resident. These ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — State officials sent out a consumer alert to warn military members and their families about an uptick in scams in their community. The New York Department of State’s Division ...