The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a public service announcement to the general populace, warning them about the latest financial scam that has been growing in the country. The FBI ...

Learn the 8 most common online scams and practical internet fraud prevention strategies to protect your money, data, and digital identity in 2026.

Federal investigators say a new wave of bank fraud is moving faster than most people can keep up, draining checking and savings accounts in a matter of minutes once criminals gain access. The core of ...

Financial fraud tied to love, gifts and loneliness can spike around Valentine's Day, according to security experts.

As economic uncertainty and persistent inflation are eroding our pay checks and imperilling our pensions, it’s not surprising that many of us are looking to make our money go a bit further.

Older adults are more vulnerable to financial scams, with the FBI reporting that people aged 60 and older lost a combined $3.4 billion to scams in 2023. Scammers target this demographic because they ...

As scams targeting seniors continue to rise, CarDon & Associates is taking action to educate and protect older adults. On a recent segment of 13 Inside Track, CarDon's Kendra Edwards and Carmel Police ...

PORT ANGELES — North Olympic Peninsula residents have had more than $1 million stolen from them through fraud schemes, including one person who lost $28,000, the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office said.

In the weeks before last Christmas, Gussie Redding, of Central Islip, received an emailed invoice purportedly from an anti-malware service provider just days after canceling her subscription. Alarmed, ...

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