If you are applying for jobs online, do your research before accepting an interview or employment offer. Job scammers have gotten very sophisticated, convincingly claiming to represent real employers, ...

Eight percent of U.S. adults – or 21 million Americans – were scammed in the past year, according to a recent survey by Gallup. To put this number in context, 21 million is roughly equivalent to the ...

Picture this: You get a text from an unknown number. It says you’ve won $5,000—congratulations! All you have to do is click a link. Maybe there’s a typo in your name, or the link looks a little ...

Just ask Adrian Dinulescu, who booked a four-star hotel for a week in Santorini, Greece, this summer. The property had almost perfect reviews, but when he showed up, he found the place was a dump. "No ...

Medicare scams have been identified as the most common fraud of 2025, with scammers frequently targeting older adults to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Cybercrimes and crypto scams are becoming more common. I’ll never forget the call from my friend’s uncle. He’s the type who keeps ...

Scammers are increasingly targeting phones with shipping text scams, making it one of the top scams of 2024. Scammers put ...

Lo and behold, there is a way to get free money on the Internet. No joke. That's what the state Department of Revenue has been telling callers wondering if the department's "unclaimed property" ...

Earlier this year, Google rolled out a new feature for Android phones called Theft Detection Lock. Ostensibly, when a thief quickly grabs your phone out of your hands and then makes a run for it, this ...

The conversation started like any typical interaction with a homeowner looking to sell their property. We discussed the current market conditions and revisited the property’s previous listing history ...

How do you know your rideshare driver is trying to scam you? A New York woman says that she realized her Uber driver was running a scam, so she confronted him. But some people aren’t buying it. One ...

Adulthood awards a sense of agency and independence you don't have access to as a kid. You become the driver of your own life, complete with the privilege of making decisions for yourself. If you want ...