The same scams are proliferating in the inboxes of every author I know.  While I can’t 100% prove these fraudulent emails are ...

Americans lost $470 million to scams that began with a single text message in 2024, according to data the Federal Trade ...

In 2024, Americans reported losing $470 million to scams that started with texts, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Text scams are also becoming harder to detect with AI. Knowing what to look ...

A police officer appears on your screen. He claims your Aadhaar has been linked to money laundering. An arrest warrant flashes on the video call. You are told to stay online, not tell anyone, and ...

Chances are you’ve received a call, email, or text message from a scammer before, even if you didn’t realize it. Scammers often reach out to people with seemingly legitimate concerns. However, they ...

Not every sales pitch for a reverse mortgage should be worth your time. People aged 62 or older are the target demographic for reverse mortgages — a tool that can tap their home’s equity for cash. But ...

FBI reports over $20 billion in internet crime losses. Learn how scammers coach victims before bank visits and what families ...

No matter where you hang out online, social media is riddled with scammers looking for targets to swindle or con you out of your cash. But on LinkedIn, it can be especially tricky to weed out ...

Americans lost over $16 billion to online scams in the past year, a significant increase from the previous year. McAfee launched Scam Detector, a new feature to help combat increasingly sophisticated ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...