The victims were led to the Arizona convenience store by an increasingly familiar scam: Crooks had tricked them into believing they were in legal trouble, their bank accounts were hacked or that they ...

Advanced phishing attacks now target crypto wallets and exchange accounts using sophisticated tactics that exploit user trust to steal private keys or login credentials. To carry out advanced phishing ...

The caller ID said “Chase Bank,” and the man on the line said I might be a victim of fraud. His supervisor would explain. Credit...Jordan Speer Supported by By Michael Wilson “Please hold,” the caller ...

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.

Americans age 60 and older have lost more than $745 million to scams in the first three months of 2025, nearly $200 million more than at the same point last year, according to the Federal Trade ...

There’s a new PayPal phishing scam making the rounds, and it’s so convincing that even security-conscious users are getting caught in it. Unlike typical scams riddled with typos and fake domains, this ...

The FBI is warning millions of Americans to be wary of an innocuous-seeming text message that’s making the rounds — and to delete it immediately if they get it. (Surprise! It’s a scam.) Americans have ...

Imagine you meet someone new. Be it on a dating app or social media, you chance across each other online and get to talking. They’re genuine and relatable, so you quickly take it out of the DMs to a ...

Nathan Reiff has been writing expert articles and news about financial topics such as investing and trading, cryptocurrency, ETFs, and alternative investments on Investopedia since 2016. Suzanne is a ...

Whether it’s a holiday or any given Tuesday, finding packages at our front door isn’t so much a surprise as an expectation for some people. Unfortunately, scammers are using our consumer habits ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. As the 2025 tax season unfolds, the Internal Revenue Service has unveiled its ...

Receiving security alerts can send you into a panic — and that’s what cybercriminals are relying on. In the latest wave of scams targeting Apple customers, iPhone users receive a text instructing them ...