Meta has sued the people and groups behind three scam operations that used images and deepfakes of celebrities to lure users to scam websites. According to the company, the three entities were based ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Common scams include fake refund claims, threats of arrest, and suspicious links impersonating the official IRS.gov website. The IRS will not initiate contact through unsolicited texts, emails, or ...

Scammers are ramping up their efforts this tax season with a new wave of aggressive IRS‑themed robocalls that threaten arrest, lawsuits and liens to try to steal your information and money. Nomorobo, ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Millions of dollars were lost to scams across the Triangle last year, according to a new report from the Better Business Bureau of Eastern Carolinas. Alyssa Parker with the BBB ...

Scams are becoming more realistic and scammers are more persistent. Gold courier scams are targeting your parents, your grandparents, and even you and people are losing hundreds of thousands, and even ...

Meta exposes users to tons and tons of scam ads every single day, putting users at potential risk, and a new report details where users are exposed the most. The report uses data from 8 different ...

While not all car warranties are scams, consumers should be cautious of unsolicited third-party offers. Common scams involve high-pressure tactics, fake manufacturer affiliations, and official-looking ...

A new social engineering campaign is abusing fake CAPTCHA verification pages to trick Windows users into launching StealC information-stealing malware. The attack relies on compromised websites that ...

These days, rather than showing you the traditional list of links when you run a search query, Google is intent on throwing up AI Overviews instead: synthesized summaries of information scraped off ...

AI has helped these scams blossom. But the tax code now offers little relief for those who have lost money to a romance scam—unless it turns into an investment scam. Valentine’s Day has typically been ...

Scammers are using artificial intelligence to trick people looking for love this Valentine’s Day. Fraudsters are sending people AI-generated images, videos and voice messages over social media or ...