As scammers leverage AI, consumers can defend themselves by becoming familiar with common scams and being suspicious of ...
As fewer transactions are made with cash, the utilization of credit cards—and their use online, in particular—continues to ...
Data-breach notices are becoming all too common these days, aren’t they? Those tiny folded postcards and thin, ominous business envelopes—from your health insurance company, cellular provider, bank or ...
Some credit card issuers now approve applicants without a Social Security number. Instead, they accept an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, a passport or proof of income. That makes it easier ...
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Bureau of Consumer Protection (BCP) warned consumers last week about a series of scam calls offering to lower credit card interest rates and save money ...
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The Federal Trade Commission warned about a scam tricking people into lowering their credit card interest rates. Scammers are hoping consumers will pay them for shortcuts that ...
According to the FTC, Americans filed more than 41,000 fraud reports tied to gift card and prepaid card scams in 2024 -- totaling $212 million in losses. And early 2025 data suggests this year is ...