Americans reported $2.7 billion in losses from scams on social media
That figure is only a fraction of the actual harm, as most cases of fraud go unreported, according to FTC scam data analysis.
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That figure is only a fraction of the actual harm, as most cases of fraud go unreported, according to FTC scam data analysis.
A man has been arrested on forgery and fraud charges after authorities say he cast a ballot in Florida for his deceased father in the 2020 election.
A man was arrested and charged in a massive fraud case out of Broward County, where he allegedly stole the home of an deceased person and the identities of dozens of victims, including banking and personal information.
The man allegedly pretended to be the deceased's grandson while forging their property's deed and will.
Accused of contracting to install hurricane impact windows and doors but never returning to do the job
Accused of contracting to install hurricane impact windows and doors but never returning to do the job
Deputy Fredtajah Pinkney is accused of using falsified pay stubs to secure apartment leases
Broward Sheriff's Office stated that the men created several fake accounts by using phony and stolen names.
Former President Donald Trump now says he won't be holding a press conference next week to unveil what he claims is new evidence of fraud in the 2020 election in Georgia, citing the advice of lawyers.
Federal prosecutors say a Connecticut man was given nearly $300,000 in fraudulent Home Depot credit by walking into stores in several states, taking expensive doors and then returning them without a receipt.
Irving Mercado always checks the card reader before inserting his credit card at the gas pump.
A Florida woman who drained an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor's life savings by posing as a love interest and then lived lavishly off the $2.8 million she got has been sentenced to over four years in prison.
A review panel says former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani should be disbarred in Washington for his handling of litigation challenging the 2020 election on behalf of former President Trump.
Over the last month, Kevin Tacher tells CBS News Miami he's had scammers try to cash over 30 fraudulent checks from his company's escrow account.
Stopping finance fraud is a full-time job, on top of the one a local business owner already has.
He faces up to 20 years in prison when he's sentenced
Five people have pleaded guilty in South Florida to participating in a wire fraud scheme that created an illegal shortcut for aspiring nurses to get licensed and find employment.
Peru's government will allow the extradition to the United States of the prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway on the Dutch Caribbean Island of Aruba, bringing her family hope there will be justice in the case.
In addition to prison time, she must also pay $243,000 in restitution
Thieves are now targetting people who can least afford it
Former Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is on trial in federal court on charges of corruption and lying to the FBI.
A federal appeals court in a sealed order has directed a lawyer for Donald Trump to turn over to prosecutors documents in the investigation into the former president's retention of classified records at his Florida estate.
A former Haitian mayor has been charged with lying on his U.S. visa application.
The former Florida lawmaker who sponsored the controversial law critics call "Don't Say Gay" has pleaded guilty to committing $150,000 in COVID-19 relief fraud.
A taco shop worker claims two men pretended to be code inspectors and took thousands of dollars out of her bank account.
