According to a recent report from the Federal Trade Commission, military families lost a staggering $584 million to scams in 2024— an increase of more than $100 million compared to 2023.

WRAL 5 On Your Side warns you about the red flags of a scam all the time, but a new scam tries to use those warnings against you.

The city of Gallup has issued a public warning following reports of a scam email falsely claiming to be from the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission.

On May 28, 2025, according to posts on social media sites like TikTok, Instagram, Reddit and Facebook, someone hacked into ...

“The FTC doesn’t have agents,” said Steven Weisman with Scamacide. “So anytime someone refers to it as that, you know it’s a ...

There are many ways to get free financial advice from a variety of sources. It may be possible to see a financial advisor for free or at a reduced cost. For more complex financial planning issues, ...

An Eastern Oregon woman in her 60s lost $600,000 to scammers after she followed their instructions to buy gold bars and ...

As AI helps scammers produce professional sites indiscernible from the real deal, here's how to avoid getting taken in by fraudulent online platforms.

The firing of a Democrat commissioner of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission by President Donald Trump was illegal, according to a federal judge's ruling last week.

A group of Democratic lawmakers has reintroduced legislation aimed at prohibiting price gouging at the federal level, seeking to grant the Federal Trade ...

Scammers are spoofing the Gilroy Police Department’s phone number to swindle residents, authorities announced on social media ...