AI tools are making it easier than ever for scammers to defraud consumers. The FBI reports that cybercrime is on the rise, reaching over 1 million complaints last year for a total of $20.877 billion ...

This video investigates the prevalence of comment spammers on YouTube, revealing how much these scammers earn, the methods ...

Over 527 people got caught slipping and lost $12.2 million to romance scams where criminals were literally pretending to be musicians, and that’s just the beginning of what’s happening in the industry ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A would-be scam artist was caught red-handed after he tried conning Police Captain Jacob Morris out of thousands of dollars by ...

Imposter scams have long been among the most lucrative for scammers. While there are many variations of this scam, the most common variations have involved scammers contacting their victims posing as ...

SINGAPORE - A 16-year-old is among 230 people being investigated for their suspected roles in scams involving reported losses of about $9 million, following a two-week police operation. The 159 men ...

We independently review everything we recommend. We may make money from the links on our site. Learn more› By Max Eddy Max Eddy is a writer who has covered privacy and security — including password ...

Marissa Sulek joined CBS News Chicago in January 2025. Before Chicago, Marissa was a general assignment reporter in Nashville at WSMV, where she was nominated for Mid-South Emmy Awards for her ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Utahns lost more than two-and-a-half million dollars in scams in 2025, according to AARP. Here are the most common scams and what older adults can do to avoid becoming a victim. Fraud ...