The Better Business Bureau is warning the public that an increasing number of consumers are reporting similar experiences to its BBB Scam Tracker. Here's how it works. Consumers reported shopping ...

Deepfake scams have skyrocketed on Facebook in recent years. And the banks dealing with the fallout are not happy about it. So Meta launched a new program that allows banks to "share intelligence ...

Scammers are going phishing using the TikTok name. Officials at the social media app are warning people about a phishing text message scam in which con artists claim to be recruiters for TikTok.

As big retail events Amazon Prime Day and Target Circle Week start next week, local governments and organizations are warning of a historic rise in these scams—and advising how to spot them.

SINGAPORE – Every day, on average, more than 140 people here lose about $14,500 each to scams. The rise in scam trends is expected to continue, but help has now been made more available through ...

Which? has seen an increase in reports of fake antivirus emails circulating. Members of our Scam Action and Alerts Facebook group and users of our scams reporting tool have shared examples of dodgy ...

Spanish police arrested five people for impersonating Brad Pitt in order to scam women by convincing them that the famed Hollywood actor was in love with them. The two women targeted by the online ...

Armit warns the scam seems to be international and that Canadian authorities and the FBI in the United States are investigating. “From our understanding thus far, and it’s ongoing is that ...

Police in Spain have arrested five people in connection to an online romance scam centred around A-list actor Brad Pitt, which saw two women conned out of over €350,000 (C$487,800). The arrests ...

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"The average person could certainly be fooled by this scam," Culver said. ABC13 asked Culver if the person or persons behind it were in the U.S. or abroad, and she said they were working to find out.

A recent report by the U.S. Institute of Peace highlights the resurgence of scam hubs, particularly in Myanmar's Karen State, due to China's softened stance toward the country's military regime.