You're more likely to fall for a scam when you're tired, stressed or distracted, experts say. (Getty Creative) You get a text message from your bank. Your account has been compromised, it says. Call ...
This video shows how pop-ups are used to overwhelm a scammer’s computer. Windows multiply faster than they can be closed. The ...
Scammers always come up with new ways to scam unsuspecting internet users. These days, they're using modern technologies like AI to portray themselves as legitimate individuals in front of their ...
A handbook found during a police raid on a compound used by a cyberfraud gang in the Philippines offers detailed instructions ...
Americans in 2024 lost nearly $250 million to scams that used Bitcoin ATMs In June 2024, when Fran Bates entered a Fort Worth-area gas station, she thought the voice on the other end of the phone was ...
"I don't use Facebook. I don't even have an email. How could scammers possibly know anything about me?" That's the question I hear from people over 60 all the time. If you assume that by staying off ...
They may look like deals from your favorite retailer or even like a celebrity endorses them, but before you click to buy this holiday season, beware. Experts warn that scammers are increasingly using ...
While financial scams have always been around, the variety of schemes that scammers employ to steal money are easily proliferated these days with the internet, social media, AI and crypto. Frauds and ...
The automated calls, explains a press release (1) from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), claim that a Walmart ...
Cybersecurity experts expect a significant surge in tax-related scams in the final month before Tax Day. Security software company DNSFilter found that traffic to malicious domains with "tax" in the ...
I’ve always loved true-crime documentaries, and the more outrageous the con, the better. Inventing Anna. The Dropout. The Tinder Swindler. Apple Cider Vinegar. I’m fascinated by how people so ...
The JCSO says the scam caller falsely claims there is a warrant for your arrest and demands payment. The scammer has even set ...