Every year begins with fresh starts, and for many people, that means finding a new place to rent. The search often starts online: scrolling, clicking and comparing what is available. But Consumer ...

Rental scams are surging online, costing millions. Consumer Reports breaks down the warning signs every renter — especially ...

Tom Kemp: The agency CalPrivacy was actually created by the voters with the passage of Prop. 24 in 2020, and that shows that ...

Apple users report receiving about $8 per eligible device from the settlement, based on the amount landing in their accounts.

Mail theft and check fraud now cost Americans over $20 billion a year. Learn how checks are stolen, washed, and cashed—and ...

How a simple chart was stripped of context and turned into a symbol of fraud that outlived the news site that published it.

Opening a text message announcing U.S. President Donald Trump's arrest will result in your bank account being attacked. A ...

An elderly Palos Hills resident lost $788,000 in a phone scam that’s under investigation, according to the Palos Hills Police ...

Tax Foundation estimates that Trump’s tariffs will raise $2.1 trillion in revenue over the next decade, but that dips to $1.6 ...

WASHINGTON — Some Amazon customers have been getting checks in the mail, purportedly from the company, prompting many to wonder if they're going to be the victims of an elaborate mail fraud scam. But ...

The Federal Trade Commission released an analysis on December 22, 2025, showing that consumers reported nearly 65,000 rental scams to the agency from January 2020 through June 2025, resulting in about ...

Fraud is the most prevalent type of crime in the UK, accounting for over 40% of offences in England and Wales, according to ...