Lifeguard reports that AI-driven scams are rising rapidly, with billions lost annually. Consumers must stay vigilant against ...

From phishing emails to fake job offers, scammers don’t wait for midterms—new students are being targeted from day one.

What do Tiger Woods, Ben Stiller, Australian pensioners and dating app users have in common? Despite being from different walks of life, they have all fallen prey to various scams.

Emotional triggers: Be cautious if an email asks for account logins, upfront payments, or urges you to click on a suspicious link. Similarly, heaps of scams play on fear or urgency, such as miracle ...

Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles scam example. U.S. consumers lost $470 million to text-messaging scams last year, and as they become more sophisticated, more people are likely to be victims. The ...

Whether you blame artificial intelligence or data breaches, most of us are receiving phishing emails and texts more often than before. At the same time, scam links are getting harder to spot, which is ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Scams are nothing new – fraud has existed as long as human greed. What changes are the tools. Scammers thrive on exploiting vulnerable, uninformed users, and they adapt to whatever ...

Respondents offered many good ideas: Try to recover the money. Focus on positive things in your life. Forgive yourself for ...

Update Aug. 24, 11:40 pm UTC: This article has been updated to include more information and a statement from ASIC. Australia’s markets regulator is set to expand its campaign against online scams ...

The Sacramento U.S. Attorney's Office has charged a man with wire and mail fraud in another example of the fraud that hit California's Employment Development Department during the COVID-19 pandemic.