Pig butchering, address poisoning and AI deepfakes are just a few of the tricks scammers have up their sleeves.

A viewer shared a letter she received claiming she had won $750,000 in an international lottery. The letter stated she needed to pay taxes, handling, and processing fees to claim the prize. Included ...

A simple six-step scam text test helps you spot phishing messages about fake deliveries, toll notices and bank alerts before you click or share anything.

Online purchases/counterfeit products. Scammers fake legitimate brands, offer high end goods at big discounts.

Childcare providers across the United States are being targeted by a fake-check scam in which fraudsters pose as parents relocating from overseas, send a check for more than the agreed-upon deposit, ...

A particular kind of fraud is on the rise, and it's one that could cost you a car. The typical victim of fake check fraud loses about $2,000, according to the Federal Trade Commission. (1) Once you ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: Shutterstock. An Omaha college honors student lost nearly $5,000 after responding to an online work-from-home job ...

For many people — especially younger people — checks have dropped to the wayside as payment options. But almost half of consumers still used checks in 2024, according to the Federal Reserve (1). And ...

SHOWING UP IN SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, BUT IT’S ONE WE’VE SEEN BEFORE. THERE’S A SUCKER BORN EVERY MINUTE. WE’RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THAT PHRASE, RIGHT? WELL, SCAMMERS MAY BE KEEPING THAT PHRASE IN MIND AS ...

Listen, when I share scam alerts on here, I'm not trying to insult your intelligence. I try to share the scams that don't immediately scream scam, the ones that people could reasonably fall for. So I ...

A Chrome extension with 70,000 users and a 4.7-star rating began injecting fake update warnings after a threat actor acquired ...