A phone call from someone claiming to work for the Federal Trade Commission has become one of the more effective ways ...

Federal fraud investigators say the telephone remains the most reliable weapon in a scammer’s toolkit, and the pitches keep ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imposter scams were the top consumer complaint for the ninth year in a row, according to a recent report from the Federal Trade ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning about scammers pretending to be from the FTC. The con is so convincing, people are emptying their bank accounts thinking they ...

The Federal Trade Commission reported that Americans lost $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025, a record that reflects losses nearly tripling since 2020. For the fifth year running, no fraud ...

New data from the Federal Trade Commission show social media was the costliest fraud contact method in 2025, with nearly 30% of people who reported losing money to a scam saying it started on social ...

Americans reported losing $3.5 billion to imposter scams last year, according to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) data released today, June 15, 2026. Imposter scams are schemes where fraudsters pose as ...