Task scams are on the rise. According to the FTC, the number of them increased from 5,000 in 2023 to 20,000 in just the first six months of 2024. Scammers apparently managed to rake in $88 million in ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns about a significant rise in gambling-like online job scams, known as "task scams," that draw people into earning cash through repetitive tasks, with the ...

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced he has joined 48 other attorneys general in calling on the Federal ...

A hot potato: According to recent data highlighted by the FTC, user complaints regarding online job scams designed around game-like tasks are skyrocketing. These so-called "task scams" have ...

A man lost $10k after a text job scam lured him into uploading apps and paying with crypto. Learn the warning signs of task scams and how to stay safe.

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers’ access to legitimate telephone ...

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday and 48 other attorneys general are asking the FCC to strengthen rules that would ...

Never trust someone who says they'll pay you just to like things online... as long as you pay them first. Reading time 2 minutes The gamification of text scams skyrocketed in 2024, according to ...

Beret Leone is a native Minnesotan who joined the WCCO team as a reporter in September 2022 - and she's thrilled be back home in the Twin Cities! Beret grew up in Chaska and graduated from Bethel ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and 48 other attorneys general are pushing the Federal Communications ...