The estimate builds on numbers from the FBI, which are widely believed to capture only a small fraction of the money lost to scams.

Scammers are finding new ways to trick consumers out of their money. Now artificial intelligence — AI — is giving the fraudsters an edge, according to a report by consumer advocates. Phishing and ...

Scammers are constantly evolving their tactics - and so are we. Every day, criminals use increasingly sophisticated measures ...

Scammers allegedly target widows and divorced women using obituaries and public records to craft convincing financial scams during vulnerable transitions.

Every year during National Consumer Protection Week, you hear warnings about phishing emails, fake IRS calls and identity ...

From phishing emails to bogus tax credits, the IRS warns that scammers keep changing tactics. Here’s what you should know about the most common tax scams now.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Scammers have gone “smishing” and apparently made quite the catch. That term is used to describe scams sent to cell phones through text messages. According to new data from the ...

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Tax scams target Americans starting in January using personal data from brokers to create fake IRS emails and refund alerts ...

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