The FTC's fraud reporting website and registry that lets you opt out of telemarketing won't be available during the shutdown, ...

Although most of us think of the typical scam victim as an older person, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in ...

The FTC and multiple states have secured a settlement with Kars-R-Us.com, Inc. over alleged deceptive charity fundraising ...

The US government shutdown has halted Federal Trade Commission services. Consumers cannot report fraud or register for the Do ...

As Congress faces another budget stalemate, consumer watchdogs are warning Americans to be on guard for scams.

The first step is to stop all communication with the scammer. Cease engagement and block them from contacting you again.

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 ...

A new analysis from the Federal Trade Commission points to a sharp rise in reports of older adults losing significant sums to impersonation scams, with losses sometimes reaching into the hundreds of ...