Data Reports
We Analyzed 15 Million Scam Complaints: The 2026 Phone Scam Report
June 12, 2026-Leo
We analyzed 15 million FTC complaints. In 2026, 7 in 10 scam calls are robocalls, debt relief is the top scam, and calls are going local. The data.
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How-To Guides
A Job Asked Me to Move Money: Am I a Money Mule?
June 30, 2026-Leo
A remote job wants you to receive money and forward it, or process payments through your account? That makes you a money mule. Here is what to do now.
Scam Types
Earn $500 a Day From Your Phone Task Job: Scam?
June 30, 2026-Fannie
A text offers easy work rating products or doing tasks for hundreds a day? It is a task scam. Here is how it pays you a little, then takes far more back.
Scam Types
Mystery Shopper Job With a Check to Deposit: Scam?
June 30, 2026-Fannie
A mystery shopper job sent you a check to deposit and asked you to buy gift cards or wire back the difference? It is a scam. Here is exactly how it works.
Scam Types
Remote Job Offer Without an Interview: Real or Scam?
June 30, 2026-Fannie
Got hired for a remote job you barely applied to, with no real interview? Be careful. Here is how to tell a real remote offer from a scam, and what to do.
Scam Types
Reshipping or Package Handling Job: Is It a Scam?
June 30, 2026-Leo
Offered a work-from-home job receiving packages and reshipping them? It is almost always a scam that makes you a mule. Run this checklist before you accept.
Scam Types
Disaster Relief Donation Call After a Storm: Scam?
June 29, 2026-Fannie
Getting calls or messages asking you to donate to disaster relief after a hurricane or fire? Some are scams. Here is how to give safely and spot the fakes.
How-To Guides
How to Check if a Charity Calling You Is Real
June 29, 2026-Leo
A charity called asking for money and you are not sure it is real? Here is a simple, two-minute way to verify any charity before you give a single cent.
Scam Types
Police or Veterans Charity Call: Real or Scam?
June 29, 2026-Leo
A caller asks you to donate to police, firefighters, or veterans and pressures you to give now? Be careful. Here is how to tell a real charity from a scam.
Scam Types
You Won a Free Vacation Call or Text: Scam?
June 28, 2026-Leo
Told you won a free cruise or vacation and just need to cover fees or hear a short presentation? It is a scam. Run this checklist before you say yes to it.
Scam Types
Timeshare Exit Company Wants a Fee Upfront: Scam?
June 28, 2026-Leo
A company promises to get you out of your timeshare but wants a big fee upfront? Be very careful. Here is how to tell a real exit from a scam and what to do.
Scam Types
Timeshare Refund Recovery Call: A Second Scam?
June 28, 2026-Fannie
A company offers to recover the money you lost on a timeshare, for a fee? It is usually a second scam that targets past victims. Here is how to spot it.
Scam Types
We Have a Buyer for Your Timeshare: Real or Scam?
June 28, 2026-Fannie
A company calls saying they already have a buyer for your timeshare, but you must pay a fee first? It is a scam. Here is how it works, and what to do.