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 ...

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 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 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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

A victim of scammer Thomas Sfraga wears a shirt with Sfraga’s picture on it outside Brooklyn Federal Court on Thursday, where Sfraga was sentenced to three years in prison. (John Annese / New ...

EXCLUSIVE: As romance scams are on the rise, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is introducing new legislation aimed at holding accountable those who seek to defraud retirees and steal their hard ...