When you hire someone to do a job at your house that you can’t do, you have to trust that they’ll do the job right. A Humble woman says she’s out nearly $800 and has nothing to show for it after she hired someone to clean her air ducts. It’s a common crime that happens in communities all over the country and we want you to know what to look out for.

Once again, thieves are using the COVID pandemic to think of new ways to steal your information. Online money scams cost Americans more than $4.2 billion dollars last year. KPRC 2 Investigates has this warning about the most common COVID-related scams in 2021.

Many of us use the new year as a time to start saving money. As you set your savings goals for 2022 our Investigates team has warnings about the most common ways people lost big in 2021.

One Pearland family was in for an unwelcome surprise after buying a popular holiday wish list item and ending up with nothing. The brand new Apple watch box was sealed and looked brand new. But thieves had clearly been inside. Now Apple and Walmart are going back and forth about who is responsible. KPRC 2 Investigates is getting answers.

Stores are hopping right now with holiday shoppers. We have a warning if you are approached in a store by a salesperson who wants to switch your cell service.

People hoping to make extra money during the holidays are finding out the job they landed - isn’t going to pay. In a time when more people are looking for work from home positions, one job opportunity seemed like the real deal. One mom wanted to share her story in hopes of helping others. KPRC 2 Investigates explains how these potential employees are being tricked.

A new scam is targeting something just about all of us have in our pocket or purse - our cell phone. It’s called SIM swap fraud and our KPRC 2 Investigates team explains how criminals can steal your phone, your personal information and your money, without ever touching your device. We have the warning plus, what you need to do to protect the information on your phone.

We’ve got a warning about personal information being sold to would-be thieves. KPRC 2 investigates explains how criminals paid cash to get the personal information of dozens of people. Hear how FBI Agents working a national scheme zeroed in on a cell phone store in Missouri City.