Susan Tompor

An elaborate scam experienced by a young woman in metro Detroit isn't one you're hearing about every day. But experts warn it's simple enough to have a shot at growing in popularity — so watch out.

An elaborate scam experienced by a young woman in metro Detroit isn't one you're hearing about every day. But experts warn it's simple enough to have a shot at growing in popularity — so watch out.

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The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency isn't making calls offering you money, but scammers are.

SUSAN TOMPOR Susan Tompor Detroit Free Press Aug. 26, 2026, 7:02 a.m. ET Subscribe to hear this story

Kohl's acknowledged that some of its shoppers are seeing duplicate charges or returns for items bought online beginning July 24 through Aug. 5.

Back to fall's regular schedule of cross-country races, football games, girls' night-out fun and more means, well, someone is bound to invite you somewhere.

The Federal Trade Commission issued an alert on party invite scams, noting that scammers are impersonating well-known invitation platforms like Evite or Paperless Post.

Experts warn that fake invitations tap into the shortcuts we take in everyday life, making it easy for scammers to steal IDs and hijack accounts.

A new scam is targeting Michigan residents by claiming that all they have to do is pay up front to receive lucrative unemployment benefits.