A fake computer alert can be the first move in a scam that ends with someone moving their own retirement money out of reach.

While fraud is nothing new, today's scams are constantly evolving. The latest advances in technology, like artificial ...

“Message scam losses are on the rise,” is the headline in a recent edition of the AARP Bulletin. To be sure, in every single AARP publication as well as in Consumer Reports and other magazines, there ...

Clicking a captcha "I am not a robot" box and identifying images to prove it is second nature for many internet users. Now, cybercriminals are exploiting people's comfort with the routine to scam them ...

A Charlotte man was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for participating in a multi-million-dollar, international tech scam that mostly targeted elderly victims with fake online pop-up ads, federal ...

Urgent renewal emails and huge discounts figures are used to pressure people to hand over their data ...

US. CONNOR. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, EMILY. TURNING TO THIS NOW HERE, AN ELDERLY COUPLE IN GRAY NARROWLY AVOIDING A MAJOR FINANCIAL SCAM THIS WEEK THANKS TO QUICK ACTION BY THEIR BANK AND POLICE ON FRIDAY, ...

This starts like a classic refund scam: fake invoices, remote access, and a “refund form” designed to confuse you. Then the script flips—suddenly the scammer is the one under pressure, being told to ...

An 88-year-old Sioux Falls man lost $40,000 after a computer warning turned into a bank-hacking scare, according to local ...

LinkedIn has built its reputation as the world's most trusted professional network, with over 1.3 million members globally. Yet, LinkedIn scams have surged in recent years, with the platform detecting ...

You open your inbox and see a message titled "Payment order settled" with an official-looking invoice from Geek Squad. At first glance, it looks legitimate. It includes your email address and even a ...

You've seen CAPTCHA checks everywhere. You click a box. You move on. No big deal. Now imagine that same box asking you to press a few keys on your keyboard. It might tell you to open a command window ...