December 7, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. EST The group meets five days a week via Zoom, each person working through one of the most painful experiences of their lives. One woman, who asked to remain anonymous, ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — It’s National Consumer Protection Week, and the Better Business Bureau Institute for Marketplace Trust has just released its annual Scam Tracker Risk Report. Get Hawaii’s latest ...

With AI fueling new schemes, scams have become a booming business—and 2026 could be the most lucrative year yet. I show you ...

Pierogi from Scammer Payback on YouTube joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about scams and scambaiting. Why do scammers ask victims to buy gift cards? What are some of the biggest ...

Shame is common among financial fraud victims, making it all the more important not to inject blame into the mix. (Illustration by Roche Cruchon for The Washington ...

The FBI is warning about a new scam involving fraudsters posing as lawyers representing fictitious law firms. Using social media or other messaging platforms, scammers offer their services, claiming ...

Have you been the victim of a romance scam? Help is on the way — courtesy of Netflix. Cecilie Fjellhøy, one of the victims duped by the titular con man in the Netflix doc The Tinder Swindler, teams up ...

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, ...

There’s a new PayPal phishing scam making the rounds, and it’s so convincing that even security-conscious users are getting caught in it. Unlike typical scams riddled with typos and fake domains, this ...

JT and FICO, with support of the GSMA, are engaging telecom providers to launch groundbreaking Scam Signal As mobile-enabled scams continue to surge worldwide, Jersey Telecom (JT) and global analytics ...