Scammers are getting faster, smarter, and more ruthless—and thanks to AI, 2026 may be their most profitable year yet. Here's ...

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 ...

Looking back, the initial contact had all the elements of the earliest “Nigerian prince” email scams. The writer, who uses the name of a real member of a real book club, opened with detailed flattery ...

The digital age offers unprecedented convenience, but with this convenience comes the heightened risk of encountering internet scams. Cybercriminals continuously ...

Selling stuff online can be tempting. You don't have to go out and hunt for buyers. Instead, you can just post an ad on platforms like eBay or Facebook Marketplace and wait for people to reach out to ...

If you're concerned about scams in 2025, start by monitoring your texts. Of course, scams are everywhere because the internet has made it so easy for bad actors to do bad things. But, quite notably, ...

Ashton Bingham and Art Kulik — the Los Angeles-based producers behind Trilogy Media — take on international scammers who prey upon the vulnerable, including the elderly. They join “CUOMO” to discuss ...

NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. — Potential scammers continue to find ways to target people online. One of the latest scams going around involves sending you photos of your own home. Thursday morning, the ...

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 ...

Online scammers have begun targeting millennial job seekers through an intricate fraudulent check scheme. One victim includes Noemi Benitez who was swindled out of $900 after looking for work online. ...

Anyone who’s ever been taken by a Nigerian Internet scammer had reason to cheer the Department of Justice on Monday, as officials announced that six Nigerians have been extradited to Mississippi to ...