Category: Scams

Banks must release deposited funds within days, but a forged check can bounce weeks later, and you repay every cent. How the fake check scam works.

Callers claiming Medicare needs to send you a new card are after your Medicare number. What real representatives never ask for, and where to report the call.

Romance scams follow one script, and it always ends with a money request. What FTC data shows, the warning signs, and what to do if you already paid.

That frozen screen with a security alert and a phone number follows a script. The stages of the tech support scam, and the one rule that defeats it.

The panicked call from a grandchild in trouble follows a script. Here is how the family emergency scam works, the tells, and what to do instead of paying.