The FTC's fraud reporting website and registry that lets you opt out of telemarketing won't be available during the shutdown, the agency said.

Oct 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will not take consumers' fraud complaints or help them block spam calls, and it will not grant early clearance to mergers during the government ...

A viral social media trend promoting a "check hack" is actually check kiting, a kind of bank fraud that could land you in legal trouble, drain your bank account, and result in criminal charges. Here's ...