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

If you’ve been scammed, it can feel impossible to navigate. Online scams result in lost funds, loss of access to important accounts or devices, damage to reputation and other harms. And with the rise ...

Follow these tips to avoid being scammed online Credit: Mashable Online scams hit us from every angle: financial fraud, phishing and fake shopping sites. But the most devastating ...

Online scams have reached record levels, with billions stolen from victims each year. A new investigation from FRONTLINE and ...

National Grandparents Day is Sept. 13, making this a good time to check in with the older adults in our lives about something that can affect anyone: scams. Scammers don't care how old you are, and ...

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From January 2025 to July 2026, the FBI received nearly 61,000 complaints regarding officer impersonation scams.

Members of the military and their families are being warned of an ongoing scam targeting them with promises of debt relief. According to the Federal Trade Commission, scammers trick the targets into ...

This sneaky, insidious act tricks you into sharing personal information — and it's all too easy to fall for. Here's how to ...

Dear Eric: I have a 63-year-old friend who is miserable. She’s working a job she hates, doesn’t go out much and has no pension. She is always broke, her car is about to die and she’s talking about ...

You suspect your elderly parents are being targeted by financial scammers. Protecting them could require a master course in behavioral science. There is a growing realization that combating scams ...

This article adheres to strict editorial standards. Some or all links may be monetized. It’s open season for scams on older Americans and, in one particularly gruesome grift, it appears fraudsters ...