Banks reported slightly more instances of fraud in 2024 compared to 2023, and consumers reported slightly fewer instances of scams. However, scams became costlier as criminals extracted more funds ...

Scammers are playing the long game. That's one of the key takeaways in the Better Business Bureau's new risk report, which analyzes reports made to its scam tracker in 2024 and determines which are ...

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

“Your father is under arrest. But we think he is innocent and got caught wrongly. If you don’t believe me, I can put him on call,” said a fraudster who impersonated himself as a police commissioner on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It may be a new year, but we’re still looking back at 2024. This time, let’s go over some of its dishonorable mentions: ...