Chances are you’ve received a call, email, or text message from a scammer before, even if you didn’t realize it. Scammers often reach out to people with seemingly legitimate concerns. However, they ...

Valentine's Day romance scams in 2026 use AI personas and automated scripts to target divorced and widowed individuals ...

Romance scams are surging ahead of Valentine’s Day, with hundreds of thousands of malicious links and fake dating app downloads blocked in just the past mo ...

Scams come in many different forms and sometimes can be very personal. New AARP research shows nearly one in 10 adults age 50 ...

Spam phone calls, texts, emails and social media messages are rampant, especially during the holiday season. Scams are becoming more sophisticated and detailed, often resulting in financial fraud.

Online scams are certainly not a new phenomenon, but unfortunately, they are on the rise. The Pew Research Center reports that 73% of adults in the U.S. have been victims of an attack, as of July 2025 ...

Popular holiday scams include fake delivery notifications, gift card scams, charity scams and more. Scams seem to be getting more and more convincing each year, but learning to spot the signs can help ...

Scammers are getting sophisticated at catfishing older adults. One former Fleetwood Mac singer tells her story. Here's how to stay safe.

The season of giving is almost here, and scammers can definitely take advantage of the generosity surrounding this time of year. The AARP's new Holiday and Shopping and Scams Report found that nearly ...

Natasha Cummings, South East regional manager at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), talks us through who is more likely to lose money to a romance scam, lists the signs to loo ...

One in 10 adults over 50 made online romantic connections, then asked for money or were pushed to invest in crypto.