Americans lost over $16B to scams in 2024 as social media–driven fraud surges. Explore FTC and FBI findings, Meta’s role, and ...

Vermonters lose millions of dollars to online fraud schemes every year. Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont), a member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommitt ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Weisman writes about white-collar crime. This illustration photo taken on February 6, 2023 shows a phone screen displaying a ...

Affiliate marketing keeps pulling in new faces — and for good reason. When done right, it offers real flexibility and real income, without needing to reinvent the wheel. Major companies rely on it ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)– Not all products or services are delivered as they were advertised, which is a common strategy for some advertisers but a punishable practice under Louisiana law. However, John ...

If you've seen targeted ads for Hoka sneakers served to you on social media that seem too good to be true, they probably are. It's a warning we first issued in the summer of 2023, as scams ran rampant ...

Online marketplaces are great platforms for buying and selling local products. Marketplaces such as Facebook Marketplace, Nextdoor and Poshmark make it easy for locals to sell products to other locals ...

By collectively addressing the issue of fake advertising and lead generation scams, the conference has taken a significant step towards building a more secure and trustworthy marketing ecosystem. For ...