These real-life stories show just how easy it is to fall for a scam. Here are the red flags to look out for—and tips to ...

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Cyber scams are getting smarter: Experts warn that AI-driven phishing, voice cloning, and other advanced tactics will make scams harder to spot in 2026. Familiar tools are being weaponized: From email ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Romance scams remain very popular. Every year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the ...

That’s according to a report Saturday (Oct. 10) by Bloomberg News, citing data from the Global Anti-Scam Alliance estimating victims lost $442 billion across 42 countries last year, more than some ...

When Simon’s wife of 43 years passed away, it felt a bit like he’d died too. In his overwhelming grief, Simon sought companionship online, like so many other lonely widows and widowers. Almost ...

Thinking of throwing that ball for your dog? He might be scamming you.

Anti-cybercrime initiatives are increasingly using AI to scam the scammers by tricking them into talking to lifelike bots that they think are real victims. For the last two years, the Australian ...

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 ...

Journalist Carlos Barragán tells Reema Khrais what drives Nigeria’s “Yahoo Boys” to crime and how they profit from loneliness. Reporter Carlos Barragan spent years getting to know some of these young ...

The instructions were clear: He had four days to make each victim fall in love. And there were a lot of victims. Online, Safeer Mohammed Koorimannil, who was trafficked to a scam center in Myanmar, ...