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What Is Equifax and Why Does It Have My Financial Information? 09/18/2017 08:00pm • Your financial life may be negatively affected by a company that, until recently, you may well have never heard of, or only been dimly aware of. Earlier this month, Equifax announced that hackers may have gotten access to the personal information of as many as 143 million Americans. If you don't th Virginia State Police warn of email traffic ticket scam 09/18/2017 06:03pm • WASHINGTON ��� Virginia State Police are warning commonwealth residents to be wary of scammers posing as police and sending emails about traffic tickets. Several Virginians have received an email with an ���automated traffic ticket��� from Virginia State Police. The email lists the traffic infrac Robo Rage: Getting your 'good number' off robocall lists 09/07/2017 04:06am • WASHINGTON ��� Federal agencies are working furiously with mobile carriers and on new technology to stop robocalls. But there are steps consumers can take to reduce the number of robocalls they receive, starting with a change in their call behavior. "Just the mere fact you answer will put y Protecting Your Property: Scams That Put Homebuyers and Homeowners in Danger 09/06/2017 08:00pm • You've toured homes, made an offer, negotiated the terms and come to an agreement. You're mere days from closing on your first home, and then you receive the email from the title company with the wire transfer information instructing you to send your down payment. With that done, you're a few signat Cyberterrorists targeting first responders 09/06/2017 04:53am • WASHINGTON ��� A U.S. intelligence community collaborative warned first responders in late July about escalating efforts to target them and their missions by cyberterrorists. The Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT), an alliance between the FBI, DHS and the National Counterterrorism Cent Robo Rage: Spoofing scam hits DC region using local numbers 09/06/2017 04:40am • WASHINGTON �����There's a robocall trend ramping up in the D.C. area: scams coming from what look like local numbers. It's called "neighborhood spoofing," and it's an attempt to lure consumers by using local numbers, to increase the chance that they'll pick up the phone. For some, it's tempti Robo Rage: Area codes around DC that get the most robocalls 09/05/2017 03:56am • WASHINGTON ��� Robocalls annoy just about everyone, but the D.C. area is targeted by computer-generated calls more than other parts of the country. Some in the region even get more robocalls than their neighbors, depending on their area code. Consumers nationwide received 2.3 billion robocall 7 Ways to Spot a Work-From-Home Scam 08/29/2017 08:00pm • Working from home is the ideal career experience for many Americans. In fact, 3.7 million U.S employees work from home at least half of the time, according to telework research firm Global Workplace Analytics. While there are plenty of work-from-home opportunities available from giant corporations a Scammers claim to be Va. State Police, threaten arrest in new con 08/25/2017 05:24pm • WASHINGTON ��� Imagine getting a call from someone saying they're the Virginia State Police and threatening to arrest you unless you pay $5,000. Seems terrifying, right? The good news is it's a scam. The Virginia State Police warns residents in Northern Virginia not to fall victim to this sche Arlington residents target of missed jury duty phone scam 07/31/2017 03:46pm • WASHINGTON ��� Get a call about a missed jury duty? Officials are advising Arlington County residents to think twice before paying a fine over the phone as it may just be the latest telephone scam. Residents have reported receiving calls from people claiming to be with the Arlington County Sherri 4 Ways to Use Venmo, PayPal and Other Payment Apps More Wisely 07/30/2017 08:00pm • P2P payment apps -- or mobile apps that allow peer-to-peer money transfers using a bank account or credit card -- make sending money to your friends and family easier. But can you count on them to keep your money safe? According to a recent NerdWallet survey, almost two-thirds of survey respondents Don't Fall Victim to Debt-Relief Companies 07/18/2017 08:00pm • "I've been told I qualify for loan forgiveness -- is this a scam?" This is a common question borrowers ask. And the Student Loan Ranger has warned readers before about the so called debt-relief companies that offer to help student loan borrowers -- for a hefty and usually unnecessary fee. In the pa Don't Get Taken for a Ride By Your Moving Company 07/10/2017 08:00pm • When it came to hiring a moving company to transport her belongings from Los Angeles to Saratoga Springs, New York, Jennifer Graybeal didn't do her research. "I basically hired whoever was cheapest," says Graybeal, who moved with her husband in 2005. The trouble started soon after her belongings wer 'Caller ID spoofing' scammers are using Capitol police phone numbers 06/12/2017 05:08pm • WASHINGTON ��� Scammers are using U.S. Capitol police phone numbers in their attempts to get money and sensitive personal information from potential victims. Investigators are looking into incidents in which scammers have ���spoofed��� Capitol police numbers on a potential victim's caller ID to m Bogus ���movie money��� scam prompts police warning 05/24/2017 07:03am • WASHINGTON ��� At first glance, the $100 bills looked real. By the third glance, they were clearly worthless. A Maryland college student has learned an expensive lesson about the ease in which criminals can scam unsuspecting victims using fake ���movie money,��� which is used in motion picture sh