If you ever picked up cleaning, handyman, or home repair jobs through the Handy app — which now operates as Angi Services — a ...

The FTC is sending more than $2.7 million in refund checks to consumers who were misled by the company that operates as Angi ...

People who have already lost money to a scam are now being targeted a second time by fraudsters posing as Federal Trade ...

The Federal Trade Commission reported that Americans lost $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025, a record that reflects losses nearly tripling since 2020. For the fifth year running, no fraud ...

While 80% of the 1 million reports of imposter scams involved no monetary loss, the other 20% reported losing $3.5 billion collectively, according to the FTC. Business impersonators got away with $1 ...

Americans ages 50 and up filed nearly half of the fraud reports received by the Federal Trade Commission last year. But despite losing money less frequently than younger age groups, a Nifty50+ ...

As relief efforts continue after twin earthquakes in Venezuela that killed 188 people and injured more than 1,500 others, federal officials are warning people to be cautious when donating to charities ...

Cryptocurrency ATM scams are rapidly escalating, with the FTC reporting a 1,000% increase in losses between 2020 and 2023, and $388 million lost in 2025 alone. Scammers exploit these ATMs for their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since then, companies haven't been required to follow any rule similar to the FTC's initial proposal. However, federal and state ...

A new lawsuit filed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is a showcase of how hard it’s become to police the app stores for scammy apps. The suit alleges that a company known as Genesis Tech ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned that Americans lost $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025, with reported losses nearly tripling since 2020. Imposter scams were also the most reported ...