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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Image/Zooey Liao/CNET If you're a freelancer or contractor, you've probably had plenty of legitimate jobs that went smoothly ...

ATLANTA — A Georgia woman says what began as a promising part-time, remote job quickly unraveled into a costly scam, one that federal authorities say is becoming increasingly common. “My thing was to ...

In the age of high speed internet and with working from home arrangements becoming more prevalent, it is easier than ever to find a job that allows you to work from anywhere and anytime. With people ...

Has your iPhone dinged with a Messages or WhatsApp notification recently about a curious job offer? You’re not alone, as today’s FTC warning about text message gamified job scams—or ‘task scams’—makes ...

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 ...

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 ...

As scammers leverage AI, consumers can defend themselves by becoming familiar with common scams and being suspicious of ...

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is urging seniors and their families to be vigilant against fraudsters by learning how ...