Scams

Tax season is only a couple of weeks away — the Internal Revenue Service will begin accepting and processing 2020 tax year returns on Feb. 12 and they want you to be aware of scammers. Filing your taxes early may get you a refund faster, but it also puts you ahead of the criminals. Stolen identity refund fraud happens when…

The IRS’ criminal investigation division shared some of the tax scams you need to watch out for.

The IRS in Boston is warning taxpayers about a new wave of coronavirus related scams as stimulus payments are being delivered.

People are making false advertisements about coronavirus vaccines, warns Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. If you receive a suspicious phone call or email about the vaccine, Healey’s consumer hotline at 617-727-8400 or file a complaint online.

The distribution of coronavirus vaccines has begun and scammers may already be trying to target vulnerable people, officials in New Hampshire warn. Residents in the Granite State are being urged by Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald not to take phone calls or open or engage in emails from those purporting to be consumers of COVID-19 vaccinations. “Due to high demand…

Pets, gaming consoles and even the promise of COVID-19 vaccine are being used as bait in the most common scams this holiday season.

Would-be dog owners, watch out. Scams offering docs and cats have doubled in the last year, according to the Better Business Bureau

An elaborate and updated version of a classic check scam has found renewed life on freelancing platforms.

Scammers pretending to be coronavirus contact tracers are sending text messages to warn people they’ve been exposed to someone with COVID-19 and need to click a link to learn more.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, officials in New Hampshire are urging all residents to be vigilant and to protect themselves against scammers. In the last few weeks, scammers have been ramping up their efforts to gain access to the personal information of older adults across the country, including in New Hampshire, according to Attorney General Gordon MacDonald. Some of the scams…

Scam artists are up to their old tricks, but with a new twist: exploiting confusion around the government’s stimulus check program to defraud people to give up banking and personal information.

Concerns over the spread of the coronavirus have resulted in scammers using fake cures, counterfeit products, phishing emails and false online fundraisers to get their hands on people’s money and personal information.

Scammers are hoping to cash in on the fear and uncertainty surrounding coronavirus.

Thinking about getting a puppy? Here are the best ways to avoid getting scammed. 

Tax season is in full swing — and that means it’s hunting time for scam artists hoping to rip off taxpayers.

Across the nation, crimes of fraud targeting senior citizens are on the rise, and many of the attempts have become more advanced through the use of new technologies. In 2019, the Federal Trade Commission reported that imposter scams, which involve impersonating a person or an entity, were the most common type of fraud in the United States. Reports have almost doubled since...