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 ...

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 ...

If you’ve ever been asked to like videos or rate product images to earn money online, you may have been a victim of an online task scam, and those scams are now on the rise, the Federal Trade ...

GCASH is intensifying its efforts against task scams and other forms of social engineering fraud as digital scam syndicates ...

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 ...

Pinas Forward has announced the launch of its new web site, which is designed to arm the public with ways and means 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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