4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (157+ words) Scammers are using text messages, rather than phone calls, to target victims, with the Federal Trade Commission reporting that more than 90% of people open text messages regardless of the sender. Consumer investigator Brian Roche explained that responding to these messages…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (164+ words) Churches and ministries across the United States are experiencing a rise in identity spoofing scams, with fraudsters impersonating pastors or other trusted church leaders to target members. These scams often come in the form of emails or text messages that…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (137+ words) A Lewistown man is facing charges in New York after police allegedly found him transporting 25 horses to Canada to be slaughtered and sold for human consumption. Troopers pulled over Robert Seitz on September 2 and discovered horses tagged for slaughter in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (227+ words) A 79-year-old woman in Lancaster County lost more than $20,000 in a money transfer scam, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Troopers said the woman handed the money to a courier, though full details of the case are still pending. Last week,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (196+ words) Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday joined 22 other AGs in a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission against Amazon. The complaint alleges that Amazon covertly and substantially increased the prices that more than one million brands and sellers were required…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (333+ words) A federal judge has ruled that J.M. Smucker can proceed with a lawsuit against Trader Joe’s over frozen sandwiches that Smucker claims are too similar to its Uncrustables. Smucker sued Trader Joe’s in federal court in Ohio last fall, claiming Trader…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (311+ words) The owner of several Freedom Fuel Network gas stations is being sued for allegedly failing to pay for nearly $4 million worth of gas, according to a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Lawsuit alleges…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (274+ words) Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a monetary settlement Wednesday with Meta that his office says will strengthen online protections for children and bring hundreds of millions of dollars to the commonwealth. Pennsylvania is set to receive more than $500 million…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (214+ words) Pennsylvania is filing a lawsuit against the social media company Snap Inc., which owns and operates the popular platform Snapchat. In a Tuesday afternoon news conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday said the company fails to warn users…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (125+ words) Scammers are targeting consumers with fake postcards claiming they qualify for gas and grocery cards or vouchers, according to the Better Business Bureau. The BBB has received multiple reports of people receiving these postcards. When recipients tried to claim the…...