Out $7,000 and no idea if she’s going to get it all back. Melody Randall, of Queensbury, said she thought she was about to get huge savings on her Spectrum bills after they called her with what she ...

A text message scam is expanding across the Susquehanna Valley.Recently, the scam messages told people they had won a $1,000 Walmart gift card.Scammers are now using the Best Buy name and asking ...

Gift card companies are adding protections for consumers, who are increasingly being duped into sending funds to online scammers through store credit. In 2022, nearly 65,000 consumers were swindled ...

Amazon today announced that customers can now send electronic Amazon gift cards to recipients via text message or messaging apps. On the gift card purchase page, there is now “text message” and ...

You can send digital gift cards with some of the popular cash transfer and online shopping services. Electronic gift cards can be a life saver if you need a last-minute present that still has a ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Companies want to keep their customers. You’ve probably seen the commercials and ads offering reward cards or ‘the best deals for all customers, new and existing.' Knowing all that ...

It's common to hear stories about various financial scams and assume that they would never happen to you. But unfortunately, there's a fair chance that at some point you could fall victim to a scam, ...

An affiliate marketing company and its two principals have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges for allegedly sending out more than 42.5 million unwanted and deceptive text messages to ...

With the holiday season comes more shopping and with more shopping comes more scams and fraudsters looking to take advantage of your holiday goodwill. From supposed charities looking for "donations" ...

Alexandra is an associate editor on CNET's Performance Optimization team. She graduated from Marymount Manhattan College in New York City, and interned with CNET's Tech and News teams while in school.