‘Pig Butchering’ Online Scams Are Proliferating. Here’s Why They Work So Well.

Be forewarned: If you respond, you could be falling for a particularly dangerous online scam that has found victims around the world. Some unfortunate individuals have lost millions of dollars. Read More

AI scams are proliferating. A new tool is attempting to combat them

Computer security company McAfee launched a deepfake detection tool to combat the rise in AI scams and misinformation ... which will alert consumers who opt in within seconds if AI-altered ... Read More

BBB Scam Alert: Emergency scams instill fear via fake texts, phone calls, and mugshots

A twist on the emergency scam targets college students' loved ones. Emergency scams, sometimes called "grandparent scams," prey on the willingness of an unsuspecting, worried individual to ... Read More

BBB Alert: Look Out For Toll Road Collection Scams!

The BBB says one consumer recently shared, "I received a text message that stated I owed funds from using a tollway. It was not specific and since I do not use a tollway I knew it was a fraud. Read More

Consumer Alert: Did you get a letter from Ticketmaster? Here’s what you need to do

So I can verify that it is indeed a credit monitoring service and not a scam. So, if you were one of the 560 million folks who got one of those letters from Ticketmaster here’s Deanna’s Do List: ... Read More

Consumer sentiment rebounds in August

Consumer sentiment rebounded in August for the first time in five months. The latest University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey released ... delivered mostly good news," Bank of America ... Read More

Threat Status

A federal judge ordered the release Wednesday of a former U.S. Green Beret indicted in connection with a failed 2020 coup attempt against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, rejecting arguments ... Read More

CONSUMER FIRST ALERT: Concert ticket scams

If you’re shopping online for tickets to concerts or events, know how to recognize ticket resellers, lookalike websites, and scams ... An Action 2 News viewer told us he learned the hard ... Read More

AI Creates New Threats for Common Scams

This scenario, though, may be part of a scam that uses AI (artificial intelligence) and, sometimes, fake caller ID to fraudulently replicate a call from your loved one, a 2023 FTC Consumer Report ... Read More