The number of complaints filed with the Federal Trade Commission over Internet auctions has nearly doubled over the last two years, the agency said Tuesday. More than 98,000 grievances about online ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – It’s Identity Theft Awareness Week and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says identity theft can happen to anyone and can take many forms. The agency and its partners are ...

Identity theft reports rose by 9% nationwide last year, representing the first year-over-year increase in identity theft reports since 2021. Florida residents reported the most issues of any state in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – The government says the number of identity theft complaints involving tax and wage fraud is soaring even as law enforcement tries to crack down. Federal Trade Commission officials ...

Identity theft is more common than you think, and recovery is achievable if you act efficiently and decisively. Be sure to report your case to your bank, the relevant companies and the FTC, and take ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Even federal regulators were surprised by what the most comprehensive government study of identity theft turned up: nearly 10 million victims and a loss of $53 billion for ...

Identity theft was the most common kind of complaint from consumers, topping the list for the 15th consecutive year, according to the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network (CSN) Data ...

The Federal Trade Commission recently released its top 10 consumer fraud complaint categories for 2003 (FTC Press Release of Jan. 22, 2004). The rankings were based on consumer complaints logged into ...

Nearly 10 million people in the United States were victims of identity theft in the past year, crimes that took a total of 300 million hours to correct and cost people a total of $5 billion, the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Farrington writes about higher education and student loans. When most people think of identity theft, they envision ...