Scams

Your cell phone is an easy target for pickpockets and identity thieves. Keep it safe.

Every day your personal information is at risk of falling into the wrong hands. You probably know the more obvious ways to protect your good name (shred ...

Follow these tips to lower your risk of becoming a victim.

The number of victims is going up. Don’t become a statistic.

Con artists are urging people to use prepaid debit cards to make payments.

Con artists are preying on people's generosity. Here's how to avoid being a victim.

Follow these tips to steer clear of investor fraud on Twitter and other social media.

It's National Consumer Protection Week. Are you taking the right steps to guard against identity theft?

Educated investors are often too confident in their own capacity to evaluate a deal.

Follow these steps to lower your risk of becoming a victim of identity theft or tax fraud.

Follow these steps to protect yourself from thieves who use devices to steal your credit and debit card information.

Small-business owners are the target of this phishing scheme.

The Better Business Bureau releases its annual list of the worst schemes that aimed to steal people's money or identity.

How to detect, and deflect, ID-theft attacks on your smart phone.

File early to ensure that your refund comes to you.

Consider monitoring your own personal information to guard against fraud. Here's how.

Don't be tricked into providing your credit card information to scammers.

Unfamiliar card transactions of $10 or less may signal that a thief is testing your account number.

Tell your kids to take these precautions when they head off to school.

Identity thieves are crafting e-mails that look even more like they were sent by real companies and have more legitimate-sounding requests.

Don't give out personal information to people claiming the government will help pay your electric bill.

Here are six ways to lower your risk of becoming a victim.

This free smart-phone application provides information on more than 550 scams worldwide.

Senior citizens are the target of a phony refund scheme.

Take these steps to protect your identity during tax season.

Arm yourself with these expert tips to ensure you don't get duped.

January is a prime month for credit-card, debt-relief, job-search and tax scams -- but you can spot scam artists before they target you.

Doing your holiday shopping online can be a great way to avoid the crowds, compare prices and find deals. But shopping online can also put you at risk ...

In case of fraud, your legal protections may be limited.

There are several resources to help you research companies and service providers so you don't become a victim of unscrupulous people or groups.

There are cheaper ways to thwart hackers.

State and local agencies are reporting several growing consumer problems that surfaced over the past year.

Before paying for an identity-theft-protection service, be sure you know what you're getting for your money.

Take extra precautions to guard your personal information while traveling.

You may be downloading trouble with infected apps.

Phony pleas for help are also high on the FTC's complaint list.

Cybercriminals are using fraudulent sites and Facebook to prey on people.

Victims of the Sony PlayStation Network breach should follow these three tips.

Follow these steps to protect your money and your identity.

Follow these four tips to spot -- and avoid -- fraudulent offerings of pre-IPO shares.

Follow these steps to protect your personal information when you're away from home.

Identity thieves can take a long time to pounce, so review your credit reports periodically.

Don't be tricked into revealing your personal information.

Take these steps if your wallet has been stolen.

Stay alert to schemes designed to hook users of Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Here's how to lower the risk of becoming a victim of fraud or identity theft.

Be sure you're not sharing too much information with friends, family and others online.

Your child can be vulnerable to identity theft when he or she heads off to school.

Sometimes it's hard to distinguish fraudulent messages from legitimate ones. So follow these do's and don'ts to lower your risks of becoming a victim.

Follow these tips to guard your child's personal information, and watch out for these signs that his or her identity has been stolen.