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 ...

For scammers as much as anybody, time is money. The more time a scammer spends talking to someone without taking their money or information, the less efficient their operation is. If a scammer gets ...

Lee Graphics by Weiyi Cai Reporting from Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville, Cambodia Every few weeks, fireworks light up the night sky in Cambodia, set off by scammers to salute their biggest swindles.

Crypto investors lost at least $9.9 billion last year as a result of scams, according to the latest data compiled by Chainalysis, a New York City-based blockchain analysis firm. That estimate is ...

Investment scammers stole more than £56 million of savers’ cash in the first six months of 2024 by tricking consumers into believing they were investing in schemes run by genuine financial ...

Grand Prairie, Texas — Joseph Buentello, 80, was cruising through retirement when he received a call erroneously claiming his son was in jail. "I was scared, I hit the panic button and I let my ...

And with just one click, he lost it all to vishing, a type of scam that uses phone calls to trick people into giving up sensitive information. Scammers posed as Google Support agents and ...

Two top scam baiters are Pierogi (left) and Kit Boga. Their work against scammers is entertaining, informative and therapeutic.(Courtesy photo) Everybody has their own way of dealing with phone ...

Seniors lost $3.4 billion to financial scams in 2023, with scammers often exploiting their trust and vulnerability. Common scams include fake grandchildren in distress, phony financial ...

The Bucks County Sheriff’s Office has issued a warning to area residents: scammers are calling. The Sheriff’s Office has received many reports of calls from people claiming to be deputies ...

According to an FBI internet crime report, the most frequently reported crime was phishing, which intends to trick a victim into providing sensitive information like a password or bank pin.

The FBI is warning that scammers are impersonating the BianLian ransomware gang using fake ransom notes sent to U.S. corporate executives. The fake ransom notes, first reported by U.S ...