As AI is adopted across industries, it’s also being taken up by scammers.

American-made AI models—chiefly ChatGPT and Gemini—have been used to build specialized software that allows scammers to ...

Americans lost a staggering $3.5 billion last year in imposter scams. Scammers can convince victims they are under criminal ...

Scams are more advanced than ever, in large part thanks to AI. But there are still ways to identify them. Dianna Gunn built her first WordPress website in 2008. Since then, she's poured thousands of ...

Scammers often approach the targets by pretending to be with a military bank, credit union or a credit bureau.

Scammers are sending fake Facebook warnings claiming accounts will be closed or suspended because of "fraudulent activity" in ...

Elder fraud is a significant issue, with reported losses reaching nearly $5 billion in 2024. Scammers often build emotional connections through romance scams before making urgent requests for money.

Online scams have become part of everyday life. They appear in text messages, social media posts, emails, and even phone calls that seem to come from legitimate companies. Many of these messages look ...

Scam calls are smarter and more frequent than ever, but one targeted strategy can keep most of them from ever reaching you.

Recently, Karan Tacker became a victim of an online scam as impersonators tried to dupe his fans, and he tells us about how he is dealing with the situation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For months after the scam, I went to war with my past self — for being naive, for not seeing it coming, for trusting the wrong ...

A Westfield man avoided being scammed a second time after police set up a sting operation that led to the arrests of two New ...