Scammers are getting faster, smarter, and more ruthless—and thanks to AI, 2026 may be their most profitable year yet. Here's ...

Online scams are evolving fast, but the tricks behind them are surprisingly predictable once you know what to look for. I focus here on eight tactics that are rising right now and show how to spot ...

Losing your life savings to fraud is not a distant fear; it is a real and growing risk. Scams involving criminals pretending to be bank representatives have surged, with the Federal Trade Commission ...

Scammers are getting smarter in their efforts to get your personal information. Between the phone calls, emails and even text messages, you need to remain on guard because you could be caught in a ...

Holiday travelers are warned to watch out for fake travel sites that steal cash and personal information. The BBB warns that packages you didn't order could show up at the door as part of a new scam ...

Ever get a Facebook message from an old friend, only to find out it wasn't really that friend? That's exactly how a recent Facebook impersonation scam almost cost someone $2,500. A scammer hijacked a ...

Ghost tapping tries to exploit tap-to-pay to steal your money. The scammer targets physical payment cards and mobile wallets. The scam can be hard to pull off, but scammers persist. Tapping to pay for ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ experiences with and views of online scams and attacks. For this analysis, we surveyed 9,397 adults from April 14 to 20, 2025.

NordVPN is already a great VPN for Android, and now the company aims to warn you about spam calls on mobile devices. Moe enjoys making technical content digestible and fun. As a writer and editor for ...