Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office posted a message on social media saying that citizens are reporting phone calls from people identifying themselves as law enforcement officers. The caller would then ...

Today, for free, a scammer can run a text draft through artificial intelligence and clean it up so well that a high school grammar teacher would be proud. MICHAEL MULVEY / 173789 Reader R.V. Baugus of ...

Phishing emails and messages are among the most dangerous cybersecurity threats. One of the most common and harmful examples is the Social Security Administration phishing scam, which targets ...

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To avoid scams, always rely on the phone number on the back of your card or visit your bank branch in person. If you think a scammer is targeting you, report it to the Federal Trade Commission.To ...

FOLKS. IT JUST KEEPS HAPPENING. SCAMMERS CONTINUE TO TARGET DRIVERS WITH FAKE TEXT MESSAGES APPEARING TO BE COMING FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE OR FROM PENNDOT. THEY TELL RECIPIENTS THEY HAVE AN ...

Singapore's Shared Responsibility Framework Comparing scams regulation in Australia, Singapore and the UK China's Anti-Telecom and Online Fraud Law Hong Kong's Anti-Scam Consumer Protection Charter ...