A Pennsylvania retiree thought she had found an easy way to earn extra cash online. Instead, she lost the savings she had expected to rely on for the rest of her life. Bonnie Haring, a grandmother ...

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 ...

Federal regulators have a plain message about the cheerful “job offer” texts landing on millions of phones: they are almost certainly a trap. In an April 2026 consumer alert titled “That job offer ...

So you’re retired. Whether it’s been a long-awaited sigh of relief or a much-dreaded stage of your life, it’s here now. You finally have more time. But maybe there’s a way to make some extra cash in ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jun. 5—Fraudsters are luring job hunters with a new tactic: task-based scams that create the illusion of making money to "like," ...

A job offer text arrives in the same place as appointment reminders, delivery alerts, and messages from people with real names. That casual format helps the scam work. In Kathryn Detweiler's case, the ...

Rachel Williams has been an editor for nearly two decades. She has spent the last five years working on small business content to help entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses. She’s well-versed ...

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 ...

The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a consumer alert warning the public about the growing threat of ...