A D.C. resident narrowly avoided a phone scam as Montgomery County consumer protection officials warn fraudsters are posing as credit card companies.

Learn what happens if someone opens a credit card in your name and the steps to fix it fast and protect your credit.

person holding a smartphone in one hand, credit card in the other, with a laptop placed in the front - Garun .Prdt/Shutterstock The risks of walking around with your credit card are obvious, but it's ...

Yep -- got the email a couple of days ago, and it seems my personal info was caught up in a massive bank data breach. Hackers now have access to my full name, address, birthdate, email, phone number - ...

It's easy to think of credit card fraud and picture someone skimming your card at a gas pump. But that's not usually how it happens. The bigger threat is new account fraud. Someone opens a credit card ...

Americans lost $12.5 billion to credit card fraud in 2024, a 25 percent increase from the previous year, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Even so, credit cards are one of the safest ways to ...

WHITEHALL, Ohio (WDTN) – The Whitehall Police Department is warning Ohioans to be cautious this holiday season after a credit card skimmer was found at a local gas station. If you used your credit ...

One unmistakable insight is that remote (online) transactions are the epicenter of payment fraud. The report shows that across cards, credit transfers, and e-money, the vast majority of fraudulent ...