Bad-faith actors use social media and AI to create targeted messaging scams. Learn their tricks and how to keep yourself from ...

Scammers are increasingly using Black Friday shopping events to steal money and personal information from unwary shoppers. Artificial intelligence is making scams more sophisticated, with fake voices ...

One tap is often all it takes for money to leave your account for good.

Using genealogy websites can expose personal data that scammers use to target families, according to experts warning about privacy risks.

TONIGHT, CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE SHOWS US HOW THIS SCAM WORKS. A VIEWER SENT AN EMAIL TO THE EIGHT ON YOUR SIDE TEAM DETAILING HOW SHE WAS NEARLY TAKEN BY A JOB SCAM AFTER SHE APPLIED ONLINE ...

Spokeo reports on Airbnb scams like bait-and-switch, multiple bookings, bogus charges, and phishing. Stay safe by booking ...

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 ...

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It's easy to lose our critical thinking skills around the holidays. In a frenzy of last-minute gift shopping and travel bookings, we can be more anxious, more distracted and more vulnerable. "There's ...

It’s a scam intended to steal either your identity or your money. The FTC reported that consumers lost more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, a 25 % increase from the prior year. The second-highest ...