1 天前 · A surge in scam activity has prompted the Palm Beach Police Department to warn residents to be cautious. ... Police Department spokesperson Capt. William Rothrock told The …

2 天之前 · Name: Cathy M.* Lives in: Santa Clara County, Calif. Amount lost: $25,000 Cathy M., a 70-year-old widow, considers herself to be financially astute and risk-averse. She has all …

3 天之前 · A Nigerian man has been extradited to the US to face charges in the “sextortion” of a South Carolina teen who died by suicide in 2022. Prosecutors allege the scammer posed as a …

2024年3月6日 · More than a third of the $12.5 billion in losses reported in 2023, or $4.5 billion, were due to investment scams, many of them involving criminals pretending to be someone’s …

2024年11月7日 · Scammers have bilked victims worldwide out of a staggering $1.03 trillion in the past 12 months, a new report shows. That number is up from $1.026 trillion last year, …

2025年1月14日 · Homeowners across the U.S. are being targeted in a sophisticated scam in which callers pose as mortgage lenders to defraud people out of hundreds of thousands of …

2024年12月20日 · Many of the latest scams in 2025 combine new tech with existing tactics. Here's what to look out for and steps you can take to protect yourself from scams.

Newly released Federal Trade Commission data show that consumers reported losing more than $10 billion to fraud in 2023, marking the first time that fraud losses have reached that …

2023年10月12日 · Policymakers have long wrestled with tech giants over the potential abuse of encrypted messaging services such as WhatsApp and iMessage. Americans lost $2.7 billion …

2023年8月4日 · The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday cracked down on a massive illegal robocall operation responsible for billions of auto-warranty scam calls in recent …