Scammers use texts, calls, emails and letters to create a false sense of urgency about debt repayment. Always ask for detailed information about the debt and the debt collector’s contact details to ...

Most of us have probably gotten a call from a debt collector at some point. In some cases, they're valid, but in many cases, those calls are fraudulent. They may try to get you to pay debt that isn't ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fake debt collection is one of many all-too-familiar text scams. However, sometimes scammers will use an existing business's name ...

Debt collector complaints surged in 2025 as student loan, credit card, and auto delinquencies hit multi-year highs.

Did you get a text saying that you owe unpaid toll fees? It's probably a scam. Authorities across the United States are warning about a wave of scam text messages that claim the person receiving the ...

Have you gotten fraudulent debt collection calls? A new study shows you're not alone. Badcredit.org, a data analytic source, recently released a study called "78% of Millennials and Gen Zers Report ...

Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck issued a special warning about a debt collection scam in Dayton. Heck said a Dayton resident reported that two men posing as police officials came to her home and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BUFFALO — A Tonawanda man accused of running a massive debt collection scam from the Falls, Grand Island and Kenmore was sentenced ...

Commissioner Melissa Holyoak represented the Federal Trade Commission last week at the Freedom from Fraud event presented to Utah’s Pacific-Islander community. After sharing what she called “sobering ...