Medicare and Social Security scams use spoofed caller ID, AI-cloned voices and urgent threats to trick older adults into ...

A reporter who covers scams nearly fell victim to an imposter scam, but one key fact held him back. Experts comment on why ...

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In the past couple of years, I’ve noticed an uptick in scam emails that get past Gmail’s spam filters. Since I’m an author, the emails I get are usually from so-called book clubs, filled with empty ...

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 ...

Cindy was one of the sweetest clients I had a chance to work with as a volunteer for VITA — a nonprofit organization that helps people file their income taxes. She showed up wearing a green dress with ...

Kris Sampson was working from home in Missoula, Montana, when her phone lit up with a call that appeared to come from her adult daughter. Sampson says the caller ID showed her name and photo, and the ...

Singapore is using simulated AI-enabled scam calls to train the public, offering IT leaders a new model for social ...

Consumers want to go directly to their financial institution to safeguard their account. You can report fraud, scams and bad business practices at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. Consider initiating a credit ...

It’s a young word with obscure origins. But the fact that it’s so common shows just how ubiquitous fraud seems today.

Online scams are an ever-present threat, costing Americans nearly $119 billion a year. It’s not just happening on the internet either. Robocalls and text scams hit a six-year high in 2025. Now, with ...