On 23 October 2025, 34 people — including current and former National Basketball Association (NBA) players and a coach — were indicted over alleged involvement in rigged sports betting and poker games ...

Job scam losses hit $79.5 million in 2025, nearly 10x the 2021 total. AI helps fraudsters craft personalized pitches that are ...

The 'scam economy' keeps growing, as fraudsters steal money through wire transfers, gift cards, payment apps and cryptocurrency.

If there’s one thing you should know going into the home-buying or refinancing market this year, it’s this: Mortgage scams are evolving faster than ever. From phishing tactics to impersonation of ...

Humans are so creative, so persistent. Take thieves, frauds and scammers. As long as there are dollars in someone’s bank account, there are other people devising ways to siphon those dollars and claim ...

The Virginia Department of Transportation is once again warning about a text scam accusing people of owing money in unpaid tolls. Drivers are receiving messages that appear to be from E-ZPass Virginia ...

COUNTDOWN OF THE TOP FIVE SCAMS REPORTED TO THE 8 ON YOUR SIDE TEAM IN 2025, AND WE’RE AT NUMBER FOUR. THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HAS OPENED UP NEW OPTIONS FOR SCAMMERS TRYING TO RIP ...

AI isn’t helping either side – with scammers using it to refine attacks and consumers blindly trusting output.

New data from the FTC show social media was the costliest fraud contact method in 2025, with nearly 30% of people who ...

"Scam PACs remain a constant threat in today's environment," said Michael Beckel, the director of money in politics reform at ...

A toll scam is increasingly targeting Americans through text messages. The first three months of the year have had back-to-back increases in the number of toll scams sent by text messages from ...

A sweeping DOJ and FBI operation led to 276 arrests and dismantled nine scam centers tied to cryptocurrency fraud targeting Americans across the globe.