The $175 million victims reported losing in 2023 was 10 percent higher than the reported losses to tech support scams in 2022. As the FTC notes, the Telemarketing Sales Rule has been updated ...

The FTC’s latest decision continues this trend of adapting consumer protections to address modern challenges, specifically those posed by tech support scams. Tech support scams frequently ...

Whether through fake cryptocurrency, lottery scams, or tech support impersonation, this report from the FTC makes it clear there is work to do to better protect this age group. According to the ...

Mobile spam has evolved alongside messaging technology, and Rich Communication Services (RCS) may have worsened things. While ...

Inbound is also estimated to have allegedly routed more than 28.4 million DirecTV and cable discount scam robocalls in a single month in 2022. The FTC previously ... scams and tech support scams.

Consumers age 60 and older are five times more likely than their younger counterparts to lose money to tech support scams, which cost older Americans more $175 million in 2023, the FTC reported to ...

The FTC and NY's attorney general have accused the gig work app Handy of misleading workers with deceptive ads and fees.

Johnny Depp warned fans not to fall for scammers impersonating him online after it was reported that people had forked over thousands to fraudsters.

Wedbush expects tech stocks to be up 25% in 2025 as the Street further digests a less regulatory spider web under Trump in the White House with Khan/FTC days in the rear-view mirror, stronger AI ...

There has been a recent spike in these online job scams, called “task scams,” over the past four years, the FTC said Thursday. The scams are often “gamified,” meaning they make the ...