A 63-year-old woman is speaking out after nearly losing $1,800 in a gift card scam — a scheme experts say is increasingly ...

It seems like there’s always a new DMV text scam or suspect website out there reaching out to you about unclaimed money. While there’s no official “scam season,” savvy scammers have honed in on some ...

Gift cards remain one of the most popular holiday gifts, but scammers are finding new ways to steal your money before you even buy them. Federal investigators say gift card fraud has grown into a ...

A new scam called ghost tapping is spreading across the country. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns that scammers are using this tactic to steal money from people who use tap-to-pay credit cards ...

It's not your run-of-the-mill scam – if there is even such a thing anymore. It starts out with a fake text, just like many scams do these days, but surprisingly morphs further into crooks even showing ...

Criminals have quietly rolled out a new playbook for draining Americans' checking accounts, and they are aiming straight at debit cards. Instead of crude phishing blasts, they are blending fake ...

Debit cards ranked as the top payment method for both attempted fraud and actual dollar losses in 2024. Consumers increasingly must realize that con artists are often impersonating banks, government ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Despite your best intentions, it can be difficult to get everyone in your circle a perfect – or at least personal – gift.So you turn to Plan B: gift cards. Easy to get. Easy to use. Usually ...

Using a debit card feels safe during ordinary errands, until a normal swipe sparks panic. Familiar places lower your guard ...