Americans who fall for romance scams built around fake cryptocurrency investments lose an average of $121,926 each, a figure ...

Americans 60 and older lost $7.7 billion to fraud schemes in a single reporting year, a 60 percent spike from the prior ...

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The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that Kerr Kriisa has been charged in connection with a fraud scheme in which ...

The other was trafficked to a scam compound, beaten and forced to become “Ella” online. Separated by thousands of miles, ...

Technology from American companies is being used to power a revolution in the scam industry, playing a key role in the ...

The Gombe State Police Command has arrested an eight-member criminal syndicate allegedly involved in armed robbery and internet ...

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

Charles Scharf, chief executive officer of Wells Fargo & Co., right, arrives for a meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 13, 2025. Romance scams put banks in a bad spot, as our ...

Sophisticated scams increasingly target seniors, as thieves often use technology to gain access to personal information.

Protecting yourself against identity theft is becoming more difficult every year. As AI technology improves, scams are multiplying in volume and variety. Roughly 18 million people were targeted in ...