YOUR SIDE, CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE EXPLAINS HOW THIS ONE WORKS. THIS IS ONE OF THE SCAMS THAT MAY DISAPPEAR FOR A WHILE, BUT THEN IT MAKES A COMEBACK. AND OVER THE PAST MONTH, THIS ONE HAS ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – New York State is set to send out inflation refund checks to millions of residents, but a scam text is circulating that claims recipients need to take action to receive their money.

There was a time when paying bills came with a sense of security, when people sending checks through the mail could feel certain that their money was going to the right place. That feeling of ...