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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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However, experts say people need to keep an eye out for scammers targeting those trying to rebuild. “You want to make sure that you’re not jumping the gun on something that’s going to make the ...

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 ...

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 ...

In an ongoing scam, more and more emails are being sent out from legitimate PayPal addresses with fake purchase notifications in an attempt to trick users into granting remote access to threat actors.