Federal investigators have more than 200 open cases probing these scams.

Scammers convinced a Santa Cruz woman she was in trouble with the law -- but after initially falling for their tricks, the ...

One man and his son were applying for college financial aid, but someone had beat them to it, stealing their identities and ...

Identity theft reports surpassed 2024 totals within the first nine months of 2025, as scam-driven fraud losses climbed ...

If you’ve lost money in a scam, the state’s Consumer Protection Division website also includes information on how to try to ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A Bakersfield man has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to wire fraud and identity theft ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Debt.com's annual ID Theft Survey reveals that in one year, identity theft victimization rose from 43% to 78%, and ...

A convicted bank robber was sentenced today to 44 months in federal prison for running a nearly $1 million fraud scheme that ...

(WHTM) — It’s identity theft awareness week and Attorney General Dave Sunday met with older Pennsylvanians to talk about ways to protect themselves from scams. Last year, the Bureau of Consumer ...

At many colleges, "ghost students" — sophisticated thieves who use stolen or fake identities to enroll in classes online and ...

Bakersfield man pleads guilty to identity theft, wire fraud, and mail possession, used stolen information to buy a car.