Your phone is probably full of sketchy texts. Here's a breakdown of the most common schemes and how to avoid getting scammed. Bree Fowler writes about cybersecurity and digital privacy. Before joining ...

While scam artists target anyone and everyone they can if they believe there's a potential for a payoff, they sadly most often focus heavily on senior citizens. Why? That's because many retirees have ...

Geoff Williams is a journalist and author. His byline has appeared in numerous publications, including U.S. News & World Report, Yahoo Finance, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, LIFE magazine ...

Ghost tapping tries to exploit tap-to-pay to steal your money. The scammer targets physical payment cards and mobile wallets. The scam can be hard to pull off, but scammers persist. Tapping to pay for ...

In 2024 and 2025, fake airdrop scams targeting Hamster Kombat, Wall Street Pepe and others led to millions in user losses, contributing to over $9.9 billion in global crypto scam damages. Fake ...

We talk with our guests about how people can protect themselves from scams. Financial scams and fraud appear to be on the rise and they’re getting trickier to spot. On this episode of Conversations ...

Scam texts relating to tolls and deliveries have made Chinese scammers billions. US-based mules are paid to max out credit cards digitally cloned from stolen data. The luxury goods purchased with ...

Recently, you may have received alarming emails like the one below from "sharfharef" titled "Wallet Verification Required" that uses the MetaMask logo and branding. These messages warn you to verify ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ experiences with and views of online scams and attacks. For this analysis, we surveyed 9,397 adults from April 14 to 20, 2025.

These days it can seem as though "spam likely" calls pop up on your phone almost every day. Not only is it incredibly ...

Fake crypto investment platforms give themselves away in a few obvious ways. Many use fake reviews, incorrect contact information and unrealistic promises to lure you in. The best approach is a ...

Internal documents have revealed that Meta has projected it earns billions from ignoring scam ads that its platforms then targeted to users most likely to click on them. In a lengthy report, Reuters ...