The Federal Trade Commission issued a consumer alert in June 2026 telling Americans to hang up on anyone who threatens arrest for missing jury duty and demands immediate payment of a fine. Scammers ...

Australian and Thai police release a script discovered in a Cambodian scam compound, revealing the high-pressure methods used to coerce Australian victims.

Consumers lost $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, and one of the fastest-growing tactics behind those losses starts with a ...

FBI reports over $20 billion in internet crime losses. Learn how scammers coach victims before bank visits and what families ...

A suspicious username, often similar to a real username (like “contact12” for a scammer impersonating a company’s customer ...

Federal regulators are warning consumers about a Walmart impersonation scam that uses AI-generated voice calls. Here's how it ...

Bitdefender data shows that many scam operations follow a predictable work schedule - like a traditional office.

Just about every day, we receive emails from readers who have encountered new scams. Many involve cryptocurrency. The pattern keeps repeating. Someone receives a message that feels urgent, emotional ...

A phone call telling you to return a new phone may be a scam. The scammer simply keeps your phone instead of replacing it. Hang up on such calls and contact the carrier directly. The next time you ...