Online scams exploit trusted brands, while fake account abuse drives payment card testing, bonus fraud and major account ...

Online scammers often take weeks to build trust before making a move, which makes their work hard to study. A research team from UC San Diego built a system that does the patient work of talking to ...

Online extortion scams, when scammers make threats and demands to get your money, are becoming more frequent. In 2023, the FBI recorded more than 48,000 extortion victims — a 22% jump from the prior ...

The FTC has issued an alert about scammers calling students and parents and pretending to be from the school’s financial aid or bursar’s office. Other back-to-school related scams are also making the ...

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You may feel like scams are everywhere, and you’re right. Between unsolicited text messages about unpaid toll and traffic tickets and messages about packages you never ordered, scammers are as ...