Federal fraud investigators say the telephone remains the most reliable weapon in a scammer’s toolkit, and the pitches keep getting sharper. Consumer complaints now describe cloned voices, spoofed ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — It’s almost summer time, and many cookouts and graduation parties are popping up, but the Federal Trade Commission is warning consumers to watch out for fake digital invitations that are ...

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 ...

Some states reported scams at nearly triple the rate of others. Spokeo broke down the data to show where fraud reports cluster and to detail the scams dominating those regions, so consumers have a ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned that Americans lost $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025, with reported losses nearly tripling since 2020. Imposter scams were also the most reported ...

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 ...