“Message scam losses are on the rise,” is the headline in a recent edition of the AARP Bulletin. To be sure, in every single AARP publication as well as in Consumer Reports and other magazines, there ...

At the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley, the exhibits chart how technology got to where it is today. And there could be no better guide to this history than Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple ...

The "Phantom Hacker" scam involves a coordinated team of fraudsters posing as tech support, financial institutions, and U.S. government agencies to convince victims their devices and money are at risk ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- New details in an ABC11 Troubleshooter report involving a Raleigh woman who lost thousands of dollars in an imposter scam. The story took an unexpected twist after Deborah ...

Better Business Bureau president and CEO Randy Hutchinson gives consumers tips on how to avoid scams and protect assets.

An FBI Elder Fraud Report shows scams resulting in financial losses increased 11% in 2023 when the victim was over the age of ...

Humans aren’t infallible, as much as we’d like to be. That includes security experts, as Troy Hunt revealed yesterday. Turns out, the legend behind HaveIBeenPwned (a site that lets you see which data ...

Meta is making billions of dollars every year from ads marketing scams and illegal products on its platform, according to a new report from Reuters. The report details the staggering numbers behind ...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - There’s a new scam making the rounds—and it could soon be coming to an email inbox near you. Scammers are using big-name celebrities to trick you into thinking you’ve been ...

Bottom line: Scammers have been using social media for years to promote their schemes, and the latest one – an unbelievable deal on a lifetime Starlink subscription – is no different. While there are ...

Three announcements in the space of a few days this month suggest financial scams have reached a tipping point and banks are ready to up the ante. Santander last week published figures on the amount ...

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: A sign for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is seen outside its building on February 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) Losing money ...