Fraudulent landline calls are declining as the technology fades, but scam calls to fixed lines still nab plenty of unsuspecting victims. And while seniors are often the target of scammers ...

With 40 years of experience, Roddy has seen scams evolve from chain letters to elaborate Bitcoin schemes. “Scammers prey on fear and lack of tech knowledge,” Roddy said. “Always ask ...

The FTC released some startling new numbers for dollars lost to scams in 2024. Consumers are warned once again to watch out for those impersonating the Social Security Administration, the Internal ...

The heroes have their own AI-powered army. I met the people (and machines) beating the cybercriminals at their own game. Evan Zimmer has been writing about finance for years. After graduating with ...

The Federal Trade Commission issued a warning earlier this year letting smartphone users know they were being targeted in an unpaid tolls scam created by cybercriminals pretending to represent ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Robocall and text scams are rampant, tricking more people out of more money than ever before, but one northeast Ohio resident is fighting back. Eastside Eddie, as he calls ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation Denver Field Office is warning that free websites used for converting or combining documents could be scams that steal personal information and download malware ...

But there's a lot worse that could happen. The line between spam and scam calls is often thin and blurred. The person on the other end of the call might sound like they're trying to sell you ...

One tax scam encourages people to create fake W-2 forms. Fake emails impersonate the IRS, state tax agencies, and software companies. Fraud has no season, but scammers know that the days leading ...

Scammers have become increasingly sophisticated, making it difficult for people to identify a fraudulent call or text before it’s too late. Recognizing this, Google is rolling out a new Scam ...

Smishing is a type of phishing scam that works through text messages. The name comes from a mix of "SMS" and "phishing," since scammers use fake messages to trick people into giving away personal ...

SINGAPORE: At least S$1.1 billion (US$822 million) was lost to scams in 2024, with one victim losing S$125 million in cryptocurrency, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said on Tuesday (Feb 25).