Caren Weiner is the lead editor for consumer finance at Forbes Advisor. During her decades as a personal finance journalist, ...

The GJPD is warning residents of an ongoing scam in which individuals pressure victims into quickly providing sensitive ...

This follows a wave of scam emails reported in late February, where fraudsters were impersonating the SSA. The messages ...

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The Easton Police Department hosted a fraud and scam prevention session Wednesday, teaching residents about different types ...

Manipulative scammers use a sense of urgency and authority to escalate fear that consumers have when presented with a ...

Freezing your accounts at the three major credit bureaus is the best way to prevent thieves from opening new credit accounts ...

Bank impersonation scams, which tripled from 2024 to 2025, were the leading scam the regional lender encountered in 2025, ...

Don't throw away those notices. Data breaches can harm your credit, empty your bank account and compromise your identity.

In a world where we’re all online in one way or another – banking, shopping, even our social communication – identity theft ...

The notices are mandated by well-intentioned laws requiring that affected consumers be notified. And there were more than ...

Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — offer free weekly credit reports to consumers on AnnualCreditReport.com. The free weekly reports began in ...