Nowhera Shaik, accused in the Heera Gold scam, was arrested by Warangal police on Sunday based on a non-bailable warrant ...

A man was booked into the Madison County Jail on Saturday for pretending to be an officer and defrauding over $7,000 through ...

Authorities arrest Christopher Andrews for allegedly defrauding a Madison County resident of $7,500 in a 2021 phone scam ...

Scams that often start with a post, an ad or a direct message on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and other social media sites doubled year-over-year in 2021, leading to $770 ...

JOHNSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Fraudsters have scammed social media users out of $2.7 billion since 2021, according to a new report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The staggering losses stem ...

Romance scams targeting older Americans have increased significantly, with adults aged 60 and higher losing about $139 million in 2020.

The Federal Trade Commission says Americans have lost at least $2.7 billion to social media scams since 2021, with the actual number likely many times larger due to severe under-reporting.

However, scams involving online shopping were the most common. According to the report, 44% of social media-related fraud complaints had to do with buying or selling products online.

An estimated 32% of respondents said they were victims of a scam within the last year. It's often said that older adults are ...

The report, released on June 3, found that since the start of 2021, more than 46,000 people have reported losing over $1 billion in crypto to scams. In terms of the percentage of dollars lost to ...

Social media scams caused more loss than phone, mail fraud Most frequently reported scams are related to online shopping The FTC has several ways to prevent being tricked by scammers Cassie ...

(NewsNation) — Americans have lost around $2.7 billion from scams originating on social media, a new report from the Federal Trade Commission shows. That’s more than any other contact method ...