Complaints about debt collection calls surged in 2025, with per-capita reports rising 200% from the previous year, according to the FTC. More than 400,000 Americans filed complaints, and roughly half ...

Debt collection scams can be one of the most frightening and persistent scam types. Victims often report that scammers harass them or their family members for weeks or even months, both at home and at ...

A man in his 30s who acted as a collection agent for a voice phishing (telephone financial fraud) organization and liquidated gold bars worth hundreds of millions of won has been arrested by police.

The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau is offering tips to recognize phony debt collection calls, texts and mail. The BBB has received numerous reports of con artists changing tactics just to get the ...