Medicare and Social Security scams use spoofed caller ID, AI-cloned voices and urgent threats to trick older adults into ...

In this scam, the crooks view their victims as pigs that can be tempted and tricked into turning over their life savings.

According to the FTC, fraud losses hit $15.9 billion in 2025. Imposter scams led in sheer number of reports, but investment scams caused the steepest financial damage. Every year, the Federal Trade ...

Analysis of satellite images of Myanmar shows dozens of alleged scam compounds have appeared in recent months, despite a purported crackdown on the criminal organizations.

It’s a young word with obscure origins. But the fact that it’s so common shows just how ubiquitous fraud seems today.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — It happens so often that scammers call and pull off some elaborate scheme that preys on the most vulnerable people. There is a YouTuber who is turning the tables. ...

From AI-powered scam detection to data removal and remote access blocking, here are the best tools to help protect your identity, money, and more. I review privacy tools like hardware security keys, ...

Meta removed 10.9 million Facebook and Instagram accounts linked to “criminal scam centers” last year, the company announced on Wednesday. The disruptive action—a joint effort of the Royal Thai Police ...

LinkedIn has built its reputation as the world's most trusted professional network, with over 1.3 million members globally. Yet, LinkedIn scams have surged in recent years, with the platform detecting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The scam often arrives from a close friend. WhatsApp has taken action against the 'PIN Code scam' that has spread widely this year ...

Scammers are getting sneakier, so we have to be smarter. Here’s how. When you Google something, how do you tell which website you should look at first? If you’re like most people, whether you’re ...