When you open an account, your bank will verify your identity. This is part of a federal law known as Customer Due Diligence, ...

The scam texts appear to come from the IRS, telling recipients they qualify for a $1,400 check as part of the Economic Impact Payment rebate, and directing them to a link to claim it. That link leads ...

A warning for shoppers—police say a credit card skimmer found at a Madison Heights Walmart has led to multiple cases of ...

Tonight, a new scam warning involving QR codes, the square barcode you can scan with your phone’s camera.You can find them on ...

OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta has issued a consumer alert warning about three popular text-based scams. These scam texts claim consumers owe past-due charges and provide fraudulent ...

Phishing Emails: Emails that look like USPS notifications but ask for login details or financial information. Brushing Scams: Receiving unsolicited packages with random items, often linked to identity ...

An example of how the scam detection tool works, shared by Google in a press release. (Courtesy: Google) When it comes to texting, the AI tool looks for suspicious patterns in Google Messages and ...

The Ohio Turnpike Commission is warning drivers about a text scam that is sweeping the nation. Scammers send texts that purport to come from a state entity. The texts commonly tell drivers that ...

The Internal Revenue Service is on to them. In its list of “dirty dozen” tax scams for 2025, the agency tells taxpayers how to protect themselves from fraud. It also warns people about ways ...

Rodriguez is not alone — he is one of dozens who have recently lost thousands of dollars to a scam going around Chicago ... the transaction and put the alert under fraud review, but about ...

An unhappy Joann customer contacted Consumer First Alert because she had a $100 gift ... Also, beware of scam websites. The BBB Online Scam Tracker is receiving reports of an ad on Facebook ...