If you picture a scam victim, you probably picture someone older. Someone in their 60s, 70s, or 80s. But new data says the ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. You have been warned. This threat is now surging and has more than ...
Coinbase, Ripple, Cash App and Match Group join forces through TASC in a cross-industry effort to help families talk openly about scam red flags using Scamberry Pie as a simple holiday conversation ...
Phyllis Weisberg, 90, never thought she’d fall for a scam. Though widowed and living alone, she maintained robust social connections and confidently used her mobile phone and laptop computer to ...
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A local man thought there was a problem with his computer, then when he tried tech support, he ended up falling for an elaborate scheme that cost him big time. Tech support scams have sadly become so ...
If you picture a scam victim, you probably picture someone older. Someone in their 60s, 70s, or 80s. But new data says the ...
Older Americans continued to lose billions of dollars to fraud in 2024, with scams increasingly exploiting trust, urgency and new technologies. The Federal Trade Commission said impostor scams, ...
If you're concerned about scams in 2025, start by monitoring your texts. Of course, scams are everywhere because the internet has made it so easy for bad actors to do bad things. But, quite notably, ...
The Waimea Community Association hosted a meeting earlier this month offering guidance on identifying and avoiding financial scams perpetrated through phone calls, texts and social media. “All fraud ...