Scammers used Walmart's money-transfer counters to collect from their victims. Now some money is coming back — and so are the ...

A viewer shared a letter she received claiming she had won $750,000 in an international lottery. The letter stated she needed to pay taxes, handling, and processing fees to claim the prize. Included ...

Discover why traditional red flags fail against modern check fraud and how to implement better business controls.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Shutterstock. An Omaha college honors student lost nearly $5,000 after responding to an online work-from-home job ...

For many people — especially younger people — checks have dropped to the wayside as payment options. But almost half of consumers still used checks in 2024, according to the Federal Reserve (1). And ...

Criminals obtained master keys that unlocked corner mail boxes on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.

An unexpected check can look real but still leave you owing the bank. — Unsplash/thapanee srisawat A check that looks like free money can quickly turn into a costly trap. Fake check scams often begin ...

SHOWING UP IN SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, BUT IT’S ONE WE’VE SEEN BEFORE. THERE’S A SUCKER BORN EVERY MINUTE. WE’RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THAT PHRASE, RIGHT? WELL, SCAMMERS MAY BE KEEPING THAT PHRASE IN MIND AS ...

Listen, when I share scam alerts on here, I'm not trying to insult your intelligence. I try to share the scams that don't immediately scream scam, the ones that people could reasonably fall for. So I ...

The FTC says scammers are posing as parents in need of childcare, sending fake checks and asking providers to return "overpayments" before the checks bounce. The Federal Trade Commission is warning ...