As an apology for Verizon's massive outage last week, the company promised to credit those affected $20 to their accounts—so ...

From fraud to phishing attacks to online fraud, tricksters are targeting entrepreneurs harder than ever. Here are the common ...

As AI makes scams more convincing and easier to scale, small businesses are losing money at alarming rates, with those losses ...

In the wake of a widespread Verizon Wireless outage last week, the Jones County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a ...

News 19's Ellie Byrd sat down with Karen Reeves, the President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of North Alabama, to ...

Data from Happy Returns, a UPS-owned reverse logistics company, shows that nearly one in every 10 retail returns in the United States involves fraud. Retailers now lose an estimated $76.5 billion a ...

I don’t want to admit it, but I did spend a lot of money online this holiday shopping season. And unsurprisingly, some of those purchases didn’t meet my expectations. A photobook I bought was damaged ...

Noir Luxury Refunds marketed itself as an expert in helping consumers get refunds from retailers. But its expertise was grounded in fraud, federal prosecutors say, and a Minnesota man is expected to ...

The holiday shopping season should feel exciting, but for scammers, it's rush hour. And this year, one trick is hitting more inboxes and phones than ever: the fake refund scam. If you've ever seen an ...

A retired lawyer lost the money in a tech support scam, a type of online fraud that is surging. Citibank said it couldn’t recover the funds, which criminals wired from inside his account. David Welles ...

Scammers particularly use the holiday season to steal your money and information. Hoping consumers will let down their guard, or just trying to spoof legitimate businesses, scammers will do everything ...