After the 19-minute viral video scam, social media is abuzz with ‘Umair 7:11’. Our fact check explains why the clip likely ...

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

In May 2024, Pooja Shali, an anchor for India Today, received a concerned message from a friend. The friend had been scrolling Instagram Reels and came across what appeared to be a video of Shali ...

A Los Angeles woman was reportedly duped out of more than $81,000 by a scammer using AI-generated videos of “General Hospital” star Steve Burton. Abigail Ruvalcaba sent money through prepaid cards, ...

Scammers might be getting smarter, but so are their targets! An Indian man's clever response to a scam call from Pakistan has left the internet in stitches. Shiv Arora shared a video of his encounter ...

Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; Bill Hinton / Moment / Galina Chetvertina / J Studios / DigitalVision / loops7 / E+ / jittawit.21 / iStock / Getty A call from someone pretending to be an IRS ...

AI-powered scams are number four on our top scams list for 2025. Scammers use short audio clips found on social media to ...

An alleged Canadian scammer stole $2 million by posing as Coinbase support, highlighting rising Web3 social engineering threats in 2025.