As tax season gets underway, the Federal Trade Commission is issuing a new warning about evolving identity theft scams, urging taxpayers to stay alert. It’s part of an education campaign for Identity ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – The Federal Trade Commission is educating consumers on how to protect themselves from identity theft. This can happen to anyone at any time, especially now as tax season gets ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – It’s Identity Theft Awareness Week and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says identity theft can happen to anyone and can take many forms. The agency and its partners are ...

Citizens will no longer be served while reporting fraud, identity theft, international business complains, order educational materials offered through Bulkorder.ftc.gov or register on the national do ...

Snap beneficiaries, federal workers, and more are impacted by this shutdown, and scammers could also be taking advantage of ...

The Federal Trade Commission announced that it will delay enforcement of the new “Red Flags Rule” until Aug. 1 in order to give physicians, ASCs and hospitals, as well as other creditors and financial ...

A government survey questions the conventional wisdom that identity theft is a growing problem in the U.S. But don’t toss out your shredder just yet. Consumer advocates are not convinced the Federal ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Even federal regulators were surprised by what the most comprehensive government study of identity theft turned up: nearly 10 million victims and a loss of $53 billion for ...

Internet fraud complaints are up almost 15 percent from last year, and though ID theft remains the top issue, its percentage of all claims is down from last year Identity theft remained top of mind ...

For victims of identity theft, 2024 is shaping up to be another devastating year. Americans have lodged more than half a million complaints of identity theft in the first half of 2024, according to ...