A woman in France struck up what she thought was an online relationship with a famous actor. Only after she had sent over $850,000 to “Brad” did she discover she’d been duped by ...

Increasingly sophisticated fraud is on the rise. One of the fastest growing is synthetic identity fraud (SIF), which sees criminals creating new, false identities using a combination of real, stolen ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. ALBANY, N.Y., May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Fraud costs Medicare an estimated $60 billion per year according to the New ...

The IRS is encouraging taxpayers to get an identity protection PIN (IP PIN). An IP PIN is a six-digit number that helps prevent thieves from filing federal tax returns in your name. With worries about ...

Federal officials and lawmakers don’t deny that fraud exists due to some service members illegally gaming the system of benefits they receive through the government. But the numbers aren’t as drastic ...

Fraud has become increasingly widespread in recent years, present in everything from dating platforms, cryptocurrency, fully automated online businesses and remote work. One troubling trend targeting ...

Indeed, many nonprofit organizations fail to do enough to prevent fraud before it occurs, according to Dan Wetzel, a partner with the forensic-auditing practice in the Washington office of Deloitte & ...

Shop for gift cards at stores you know and trust. The FTC said consumers should avoid buying from online auction sites ...