Scams are at epidemic levels. In 2023, they were “among the most common crimes affecting U.S. adults,” according to a Gallup poll, which found that 15 percent of American households had at least one ...

The “publisher’s clearinghouse” scam, also known as the “sweepstakes” scam, is on the rise after a period of dormancy ...

caregiver scams and sweepstakes scams. Sharing personal information online or in person can lead to fraud, and seniors will want to be careful about responding to messages or answering questions ...

In June, the FTC reached a settlement with three men who operated a phony sweepstakes scam that took in over $28 million from consumers in the U.S., Austria, Canada, France and other countries.

Sweepstakes scammers will try their best to ... If you are asked to pay with a gift card, it is likely a scam. This is one of the most common tactics scammers use to steal money from people.

Your Better Business Bureau wants you to be able to recognize red flags of a lottery or sweepstakes scam. Many times the contest letter or caller will explain that in order to collect the winnings ...

The complaint, filed in a federal court in Austin, alleges that Musk falsely claimed the PAC would choose sweepstakes winners randomly when the selections were, in fact, predetermined. The complaint ...

Another sweepstakes scam is circulating in mailboxes across Green Country and this time one of the letters landed in an Oklahoma State Senator's mailbox. Oklahoma State Senator John Haste of ...

A Philadelphia judge said the $1 million voter sweepstakes linked to Elon Musk was allowed to continue through Election Day ...

I was contacted by a David ** claiming to be the representative for Winners International Sweepstakes company ... This is a scam. It should never cost you money to win money or have to pay ...

Michelle Levise laughs a bit now when she remembers the young man who called her home and told her she was a mega winner for the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes. "He wanted to know what I ...