Online scams are evolving fast, but the tricks behind them are surprisingly predictable once you know what to look for. I ...

Regardless of whether it’s some fine Russian women dying to meet me or a rogue document for me to read from a mysterious online bank, it seems that every day I’m inundated with scam emails, texts and ...

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 ...

Figuring out what to do in the aftermath of a scam can be incredibly stressful. Better Business Bureau (BBB)'s new Scam Survival Toolkit can help guide survivors of scams through the recovery process.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A message pops up on your computer: “Your computer has been locked up.” “A scare tactic on this fake pop-up that looks like a virus,” says Nathan Drager, president of Quantum ...

TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, Feb. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Norton, a leader in Cyber Safety and part of Gen™ (NASDAQ: GEN), is setting the standard for scam protection with a new range of AI-powered ...

New iPhone replacement scam uses pressure tactics and fake carrier calls to steal devices from buyers. Criminals claim ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fraud losses reported by people 60 and older climbed to nearly $2.4 billion in 2024, quadrupling since 2020 Investment scams—often tied to social m ...

Ever received an unexpected alert by text or email claiming there is a problem with your computer that the sender needs your help to fix? That could very well have been a tech support scam. The ...

WITH LAST MINUTE HOLIDAY SHOPPING IN FULL SWING, LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS ARE WARNING ABOUT A GROWING WAVE OF SCAMS TARGETING ...