When a five- or six-figure check hits your account, it can feel like instant money. In reality, a quiet chain of bank rules, ...

A fake alert claiming the IRS is issuing $1,390 relief payments through direct deposit has resurfaced online, prompting warnings from tax professionals and federal authorities. The recurring scam ...

CHICAGO -- If you haven't yet received your IRS stimulus check, the deadline to have it sent via direct deposit is 11 a.m. Central Time (or noon Eastern Time and 9 a.m. Pacific Time) Wednesday, but ...

The Internal Revenue Service will stop issuing most tax refunds by paper check starting Sept. 30, shifting taxpayers to ...

After one resident was targeted by a fake check scheme, the Washington County Sheriff’s office is telling people what to look ...

When Joe Schulz*, a small-business owner based in New Jersey, received a new customer order from a company based in Dubai, he felt that something may be off. It turned out his instincts were right, as ...

Her assignment was to deposit local donations into her own bank account, wait for the checks to clear and then wire the money to another address. She was told she would be paid 7 percent of every ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Scams come in many different forms and the people behind trying to steal your hard-earned money are getting better and better at their trickery. Mike Pach is a ...

Terron T. Brown used stolen mail and social media recruits to defraud banks such as PNC and Bank of America of millions, highlighting a rising industry threat.