The Federal Trade Commission will pay more than $25.5 million to Windows users deceived by a scam that convinced them to buy so-called “computer repair” software.

FTC says reported losses to fraud exceeded $12.5 billion in 2024, with $5.7 billion lost to investment scams. Consumers filed ...

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is sending more than $25.5 million in refunds to consumers who were misled into purchasing ...

If you or someone you know has been targeted by a tax or IRS scam, contact the Iowa Attorney General’s office at ...

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced tips to protect Iowans from tax and IRS scams during the 2025 tax filing season.

More than $25 million in payments will go out this week to customers who were tricked into paying for fraudulent tech support ...

A New Canaan small business and PayPal was impersonated in a phishing email scam, the Better Business Bureau says.

Later this week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will start distributing over $25.5 million in refunds to those misled by ...

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You could think of it as the business-centric counterpart to the so-called "pig-butchering" scams that target affluent individuals. The ordinary kind of phishing attacks generally have two goals ...

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