scams

Here's the scenario - you're looking for a summer rental, so you do what a lot of us do these days - you start poking around the internet. You find a great looking house in the perfect area, and the rent looks to be more than reasonable. You contact the landlord, put down a deposit, and then never hear from them again. Unfortunately, it's a story that's getting more and more common these days. Rea

Tax filing season is upon us and so are the scam artists..The IRS has issued a list of a "dirty dozen" schemes to avoid.

Thieves are targeting cell phone users, particularly teenagers and millennials, with a "ring once, then hang up" scam.

Bone-chilling cold spurs a huge demand for electricity - and that sparks a plea for conservation from operators of PJM Interconnection.

The fallout continues from Target's security breach that affected 40 million credit and debit card accounts.

Federal officials are asking consumers to be wary of scams designed to dupe them into buying counterfeit products.

Security experts are warning against charity scams being launched this month by cyber criminals, at precisely the time of year when many people are in a giving mood.

There's a new scam to be on the lookout for.  The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said callers are posing as agents from IRS in an attempt to get your money, and anyone can be a target, especially middle and lower income earners and immigrants.

It is a sad fact of life, but there are always people who will prey on the hardships of others. It's happening in post-Sandy New Jersey and State Sen. Jennifer Beck wants to put a stop to it.

I bought my first home about two months ago. In that amount of time, I've been amazed at how many pieces of mail that I've gotten that look legitimate, but upon further inspection are just sneaky ways to part me with my money.