As Valentine’s Day approaches, the New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection warns New Yorkers about romance scams. Romance scams occur when a criminal uses a fake identity to ...

A Chicago-area man who thought he’d found a real relationship through online dating instead lost $70,000 to an AI-powered ...

Known as “ghost students,” scammers have taken at least $350 million in student grants and loans using stolen identities or fake personal data, according to the Department of Education’s Office of ...

Technology is providing new tools to those who would take advantage of older people – while helping banks fight fraud.

The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about a loan scam involving a company identifying itself as Advance America.

Lawmakers are warning Americans to beware the many financial scams linked to Super Bowl LX, from fake betting sites to ...

Identity thieves are now using college enrollment to take out student loans in victims' names—the so-called ghost student ...

A D.C. -area man and his son became the victim of a scam that uses identity theft to steal college loans and financial aid.