Losing money to a scam is bad enough, but some scammers take it even further, tricking victims into paying them in hopes of recovering lost funds.

Five local banks are warning consumers about a rising fraud scheme targeting people who have already lost money to scams. The trend, known as a “recovery scam,” involves criminals who promise to help ...

The FBI has issued an updated alert warning of fictitious law firms targeting crypto fraud victims with fraudulent recovery schemes, exploiting vulnerable populations, including the elderly, by ...

EXCLUSIVE: Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst is introducing legislation Thursday targeting fraud in federal programs — a proposal that would set early-warning tripwires to flag suspected scams and push ...