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FTC reports $65 million lost to rental scams since 2020

The Federal Trade Commission released an analysis on December 22, 2025, showing that consumers reported nearly 65,000 rental ...
Older Americans may have lost up to $81.5 billion to financial fraud and scams from 2024 to 2025, as the FTC works to do ...
Businesses rely on reviews to build trust The Federal Trade Commission is warning businesses about the growing problem of fake online reviews, emphasizing that deceptive practices ...
The FTC sent a civil investigative demand to Instacart, Reuters reported, citing unnamed people. Shares of the grocery ...
The Federal Trade Commission report shows that financial fraud losses for older Americans increased sharply in 2024.
Fraud losses reported by people 60 and older climbed to nearly $2.4 billion in 2024, quadrupling since 2020 Investment ...
We are disturbed by what we have read in the press about Instacart’s alleged pricing practices,” the FTC said in a statement.
Instacart to pay $60 million in consumer refunds after the FTC accused the company of misleading shoppers, including falsely ...
SCAMMERS OFTEN TARGET OLDER CONSUMERS. AND ACCORDING TO THE LATEST SCAM REPORT FROM THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, SCAMMERS ...
The modification includes new requirements that HISA seek FTC approval before issuing a subpoena or commencing a civil action ...
A new report found that romance scams targeting older Americans have increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, with adults aged 60 and higher losing about $139 million in 2020 -- the ...
The FTC has voted to approve a fine of about $5 billion for Facebook over privacy violations, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The report cited an unnamed person familiar with the matter.