Scams in the US are at a record high. Yet most victims get no help and some end up losing even more

When Simon’s wife of 43 years passed away, it felt a bit like he’d died too. In his overwhelming grief, Simon sought ...

Reported scams are on the rise. Here's how to protect yourself

A new BBB study reveals why scams are rising and how fraudsters use cheap technology to target millions daily.
Government Executive

Scammers are making the government harder to trust

As government impersonation scams proliferate, agencies face a growing challenge: convincing Americans that legitimate calls, ...
Morning Overview on MSN

The FBI warns scammers are now posing as its own fraud investigators to re-hit victims

People who have already lost money to online fraud are being targeted a second time by criminals wearing the badge of the ...
Forbes

Scams Are Booming. The Latest Numbers, And How To Protect Yourself

Every year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the agency tasked with protecting the public from deceptive or unfair business practices, receives millions of fraud reports from consumers. To help ...
KOB

Scamming the scammers | What the Tech?

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — It happens so often that scammers call and pull off some elaborate scheme that preys on the most vulnerable people. There is a YouTuber who is turning the tables. ...
PC Magazine

I Tested the Top Scam Protection Tools. These Are the Ones That Actually Work

From AI-powered scam detection to data removal and remote access blocking, here are the best tools to help protect your identity, money, and more. I review privacy tools like hardware security keys, ...
Wired

Meta Ramps Up Efforts to Disrupt Industrialized Scamming

Meta removed 10.9 million Facebook and Instagram accounts linked to “criminal scam centers” last year, the company announced on Wednesday. The disruptive action—a joint effort of the Royal Thai Police ...
Forbes

How To Recognize AI-Generated Scams As They Become Harder To Detect

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Cambodia claims it has wiped out online scam compounds after a sweeping crackdown

Cambodia claims it no longer hosts any compounds for international online scams. The government’s anti-scam agency announced ...
Dark Reading

Turning the Tables on Email Scammers With 'ScamBuster'

Everyone who uses email has at some point been sent a malicious phishing email attempting to scam them out of money. Some have even engaged with an attacker unwittingly, perhaps falling prey to social ...
NBC New York

Four days to make victims fall in love: How global scammers use U.S. tech to swindle people

The instructions were clear: He had four days to make each victim fall in love. And there were a lot of victims. Online, Safeer Mohammed Koorimannil, who was trafficked to a scam center in Myanmar, ...