If there’s good news, it’s that there were fewer reported victims of identity fraud in 2022 as compared with 2021, with a 17% decrease in the amount of money lost to scams.

Reports of these scams more than doubled between 2015 and 2018, while reported losses more than quadrupled to $143 million. The scams often start via dating apps, social media or email.

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Losses due to scams targeting those age 60 or older ballooned to $3.4 billion last year, an increase of 11% over the previous year, according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center.

With data breaches and new scams constantly emerging, you might be wondering: How can I keep my financial data safe?

When it comes to financial scams, I like to think that I’m fairly clued up – but I was very nearly caught by the latest Facebook scam, which could have left me £400 out of pocket.

On the latest PennyWise podcast, Kimberly Palmer of NerdWallet has several tips on how to avoid falling for common scams and what to do in case you are a victim.

The scam, which gets its name from the expression “pulling the rug out,” involves a developer attracting investors to a new cryptocurrency project, then pulling out before the project is built ...