Better Business Bureau president and CEO Randy Hutchinson gives consumers tips on how to avoid scams and protect assets.

An FBI Elder Fraud Report shows scams resulting in financial losses increased 11% in 2023 when the victim was over the age of ...

Answer: Bitcoin ATM scams are one of the fastest-growing ways criminals are stealing money, especially from older adults. Despite the name, these scams have nothing to do with investing in ...

That’s where the FTC’s new tool, How I’ll Avoid a Scam: My Action Plan, can help. You can use it to make a list of people you ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A Consumer First Alert: There’s a surge in tech support scams we want people to recognize. Scammers are targeting computer users with fake pop-up messages designed to scare ...

Seniors tend to own their homes and have strong credit and ample savings, according to the FBI — all factors that make scams targeting seniors increasingly common. They’re also less likely to report ...

Elderly victims are routinely being targeted in Bitcoin ATM scams, here is what to know about the fraud so you can help protect your family members.

An 86-year-old woman lost $700K in a tech scam. Lawsuit claims banks ignored red flags, raising questions about elder fraud ...

A Westminster man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud related to a technical support scam, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland. On Thursday, officials ...

Darlene Mosher and her husband, Bill, say they fell victim to a scam last month and lost $35,000 they may never see again.

That experience led her to research scams that target the elderly, and to create Shield Seniors, a service that helps educate older adults by using artificial intelligence to analyze potential scams ...