ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection is urging consumers to guard their money and financial information against payment app scams. Payment apps such as ...

The state office that oversees consumer finance protection has come to an agreement with a cryptocurrency operator that will ...

A phishing scam targeting users of online marketplace sites has been circulating locally, prompting warnings from ...

A director with the watchdog told Congress this week that the FBI, CFPB and FTC haven’t addressed many recommendations from ...

As we enter the holiday shopping season, the Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection is reminding New Yorkers shopping online to remain vigilant about scams and the overall safety of the ...

Protesters rallying to save the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in Raleigh earlier this year. Credit: Photo by Lena Geller North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall sat at the ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - At Consumer First Alert, we hear your complaints about text, email, and phone scams. But some scams are coming the old-fashioned way, in your mailbox, promising life-changing ...

The AG’s office said the scam involves websites that appear to be a legitimate utility provider’s appearing in Google ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is warning Michiganders of five different types of scams as part of a holiday consumer protection campaign. “During the holiday season, it ...

In 2024, veterans and active service members were scammed out of over $584 million, resulting in nearly 100,000 fraud complaints being filed, according to the Federal Trade Commission. To help service ...