Scam calls and texts can be convincing, but here's what you should know to help you avoid falling for it.

Pickpockets were once the biggest worry for travelers heading to new destinations on vacation. But travel scams have become more sophisticated, ...

AI-driven job scams are targeting vulnerable job seekers, a former data analyst says. Awareness is the best course of action.

What if one of the very steps you've been told to take to avoid scams is being used against 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 ...

Surfshark has quietly launched a new mobile feature called Scam Text Protection that uses AI to detect phishing text messages in real time and route them away from your inbox before you ever have to ...

In 2025, victims lost $3.5 billion (1) to imposter scams. Now, CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman nearly became a victim of one of those scams. “I just got SCAMMED,” Matt Gutman posted in a ...

Medicare and Social Security scams target older adults by impersonating trusted government programs and creating fear around benefits, medical coverage or legal trouble. The scam may arrive as a phone ...

Consumers want to go directly to their financial institution to safeguard their account. You can report fraud, scams and bad business practices at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. Consider initiating a credit ...

“No legitimate law enforcement agency or district attorney will call you to demand money,” says Attorney General Jeff Jackson. Travis Long tlong@newsobserver.com Scammers are posing as law enforcement ...

Scammers are posing as law enforcement or court officials to steal money from survivors of domestic violence, N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson warned Thursday. The scams have been reported in North ...