"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 ...

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 ...

As regulators pressure Meta to verify the identity of advertisers on Facebook and Instagram, the social media giant has ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - The holiday season isn’t just a busy time for shoppers; it’s prime time for scammers. According to McAfee Labs, one in three Americans has fallen victim to an online scam ...

Holiday shopping scams surge as fake refund emails target distracted consumers during Black Friday and holiday seasons, costing Americans billions annually.

“People will be looking for ways to alleviate their burdens,” Valesquez says of 2026. “So when they get a [message] that says ...

Everywhere you look there's a potential scam waiting to happen. Look no further than your inbox, CNET survey finds. Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She specializes in data-driven ...

Across the country, scammers continue to find success — particularly with older residents and their families — with a seemingly endless supply of techniques for separating people from their ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lars Daniel covers digital evidence and forensics in life and law. Imagine this: a sweet, polite “grandma” answering a scammer’s ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Honolulu Police Department is seeking community help in locating scammers who are preying on kupuna. Police said that between January and June of this year, an ...

If you're one of the thousands of good Samaritans looking to pitch in and make a donation to help victims of the recent Southern California wildfires, be careful: scammers are already trying to take ...

FBI warns cybercriminals are stealing family photos from social media to create fake proof of life images in virtual ...