HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Tax season is officially here and that means scammers are out to take your money. Con artists are using social security numbers to file phony tax returns and steal refunds.

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Fraud schemes and scammers keep making headlines with U.S. victims reporting huge losses. A recent study suggests that information sharing, better technology and more communication may be the keys to ...

(InvestigateTV) — Scammers are getting better and better at crafting irresistible texts and emails. The number one rule is don’t engage, especially if you are certain something is a scam the moment it ...

You pick up the phone and hear a stern voice claiming you owe money. Maybe it's for a credit card you don't recognize, a loan you never took out or some old bill you thought was long gone. Panic sets ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Stop the Scammers. That’s the name of a statewide tour that aims to help Iowans prevent and report fraud. The Stop the Scammers tour visited 22 Iowa communities this year.

As AI makes financial scams more and more convincing, banks would do customers a real service by allowing them to opt in to dual approval of transactions above certain dollar limits, writes Blake ...

Holiday shopping scams surge as fake refund emails target distracted consumers during Black Friday and holiday seasons, costing Americans billions annually.

(WSVN) - A lot of us have seen that text on your phone that says you didn’t pay a toll or a ticket — and you are about to be in big trouble. Who are these scammers, and how can you stop them? It’s why ...

A hot new scam targets home buyers: down payment wire fraud. Hackers send bogus emails, telling buyers where to wire the down payment money. The stolen money disappears. The home buyer ends up with an ...