Money exchange scams range from crude to clever. While seasoned travelers know to avoid the currency exchanger lurking outside the airport, modern scams often appear perfectly legitimate at first ...

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) launched its #UnmatchPH campaign to combat love scams. UnmatchPH is an awareness campaign that aims to fight ...

Microsoft has started testing a new "scareware blocker" feature for the Edge web browser on Windows PCs, which uses machine learning (ML) to detect tech support scams. Scareware scams (also known ...

The stakes may be higher than you may expect, too, as tax scams often target not only your money but also your personal information. As a result, falling victim to this type of scam can result in ...

An SMS scam targeting road tolls has resurfaced, claiming people owe money for unpaid bills. An example of the scam text people may receive reads as follows: "Pay your FastTrak Lane tolls by ...

One scam making the rounds recently exploits a common anxiety of many drivers: passing through tolls without paying. If you want to avoid falling for the FasTrak scheme, here’s everything you ...

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Romance scams cost Americans some $1.14 billion in 2023 alone. If you’re out there looking for love – or even just a new connection – you need to be on high alert this Valentine’s Day.

Thousands of people are falling victim to a con that has become an intense focus of the FBI – cryptocurrency investment scams sometimes called “pig butchering.” Top FBI officials briefed ...

Finding a partner presents its own set of challenges, and with romance scams blooming, it’s costing people their mental health and money. But just how big is the problem? An estimated 58,734 ...

SINGAPORE: The police on Friday (Feb 14) warned of a resurgence of scams involving fake websites and infographics on government cash-like payouts. This may take the form of fake graphics or ...

Bitdefender's Scamio, a free AI-powered chatbot, offers instant scam detection at your fingertips; the tool works for everything from dubious text messages to questionable links and even QR codes.