You hate to see this. We’re really entering into some scary territory when it comes to online scams. Now, with the addition of artificial intelligence into the mix, even the most skeptical people can ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ experiences with and views of online scams and attacks. For this analysis, we surveyed 9,397 adults from April 14 to 20, 2025.

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

Cybercriminals and online scammers stole a record $16.6 billion last year, the FBI said Wednesday. The figure, from the FBI’s annual Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report, is a sharp rise from ...

The FBI says after the holidays, it receives an influx of scam reports from shoppers who didn’t notice trickery until it was ...

Cybercriminals are trying to pass themselves off as the FBI employees tasked with helping victims of online scams. Don't fall for it. Bree Fowler writes about cybersecurity and digital privacy. Before ...

Scam texts are targeting people ages 18 to 29 at record levels, with reports of attempted scams among Gen Z tripling.

A resident called the Westlake Police Department on May 16 to report an attempted online fraud. The caller, a 68-year-old man, said that his computer had frozen with a pop-up screen several days ...

Online scammers swindled people out of a record amount of money in 2024, according to a newly released report from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). The IC3 said Wednesday in its "2024 ...

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Chainabuse allows anyone to publicly share information with enforcement, helping make crypto fraud more transparent, but it’s not a confidential legal channel. Scamwatch helps raise public awareness ...