One Type of Scam Cost Seniors Over $1 Billion in Just One Year, FTC Says ...

Reported fraud losses among Americans 60 and older have surged since 2020, with investment scams accounting for more than $1 billion.

The scams are getting a bit meta. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a warning about a new scam currently making ...

We’ve all been there. The text comes through at exactly the worst time: while you’re unloading groceries, racing out the door or about to shut it all down for bed. “Your package requires a redelivery ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Romance scams remain very popular. Every year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the ...

That’s according to a report Saturday (Oct. 10) by Bloomberg News, citing data from the Global Anti-Scam Alliance estimating victims lost $442 billion across 42 countries last year, more than some ...

Michigan and other states are slapping tougher penalties on gift card scammers. Why you don't want to answer innocuous texts ...

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, ...

A newly signed law saddles dating apps with a federal duty to help stop romance scams: They must warn users when someone who ...

AI is threatening to replace human workers in some fields, and rightfully, many people are furious that they’re going to be replaced by lines of code. Count scumbag scam artists among them, as a ...

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Journalist Carlos Barragán tells Reema Khrais what drives Nigeria’s “Yahoo Boys” to crime and how they profit from loneliness. Reporter Carlos Barragan spent years getting to know some of these young ...