A simple six-step scam text test helps you spot phishing messages about fake deliveries, toll notices and bank alerts before ...

Washington has finally woken up to the scale of the challenge, but there is a lot more it can do to punish perpetrators and support victims. A satellite image of KK Park, a suspected hub of online ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

Governments around the world have been struggling to address the rise of industrial-scale scamming operations based in countries like Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia that have cost victims billions of ...

New research shows nearly three-quarters of adults over 55 have been targeted or know someone who has fallen victim to online scams. Here's what you can do about it. I review privacy tools like ...

Are you suddenly being inundated with calls about a loan you never applied for? You’re not alone. Annoying fraud calls from personal info-seeking scammers posing as processing reps, usually promising ...

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, ...

Your phone rings. It's your son's voice. Panicked. He says he's been in a car accident. He hurt someone. He's about to be arrested. He needs $15,000 wired before the end of the day, and please, don't ...

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 ...

In the midst of tax season, with the April 15 deadline quickly approaching, the Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers about scammers out to rip you off. Scams tend to spike during tax filing ...