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A robocall scam is targeting hundreds of thousands of consumers each week, with fraudsters impersonating employees of Walmart in an effort to obtain people's personal information, according to a ...

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta knows Chinese scammers are bilking users out of billions of dollars – but has allowed them to keep operating rather than risk its profits, according to an explosive report. In ...

Holiday scam robocalls and robotexts are surging nationwide, with scammers posing as charities, delivery services, and trusted organizations to take advantage of peak shopping stress. Fraudsters are ...

Facebook now accounts for the vast majority of scams on social media, according to an explosive new study — and critics claim it’s because Mark Zuckerberg’s tech giant is more focused on making money ...

As part of deadly border clashes, the Thai military has struck several Cambodian casino and hotel complexes it says had been used to run transnational cyberscams. The targeting of the compounds marks ...

Seniors tend to own their homes and have strong credit and ample savings, according to the FBI — all factors that make scams targeting seniors increasingly common. They’re also less likely to report ...

Zelle has made sending money as easy as sending a text. But that convenience comes with rising scam risks. With scams on the rise, here are some of the most common schemes to watch out for — and how ...

Walmart’s name pops up in Washington’s new consumer-safety crackdown. Online scams are increasing, with $16.6 billion in losses reported to the FBI in 2024. Scammers frequently use the Walmart brand ...

On October 14, the U.S. government announced one of its most significant operations against what it described as a “global scourge of human trafficking and cyber-enabled financial fraud.” In the ...

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the biggest shopping days of the year — and prime season for scams. Now in 2025 scammers are more emboldened than ever, thanks to AI. According to research from ...

Even tech-savvy and experienced internet users can fall victim to online scams. Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, using technology and psychology to exploit trust and emotions. Fake ...