"Jane", from north-east England, tells how she lost her inheritance in an elaborate 18-month scam.

According to an FBI internet crime report, the most frequently reported crime was phishing, which intends to trick a victim into providing sensitive information like a password or bank pin. With ...

U.S. senators Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal have asked the heads of the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and ...

A damning report from Reuters alleges that Meta platforms track scammers, accept their ad dollars, and expose millions of ...

Scott Cole told ABC News that since around 2010, he has been at the center of a social media romance scam nightmare.

Meta, believed to have earned $16 billion in scam ad revenue in 2024, could be facing a probe from the FTC and SEC.

Sue was a victim of what's known as a Sim swap attack - where scammers trick a network operator into thinking they're the ...

Ever get a Facebook message from an old friend, only to find out it wasn't really that friend? That's exactly how a recent Facebook impersonation scam almost cost someone $2,500. A scammer hijacked a ...

With advanced technology comes advanced scams. From bogus texts to spam calls to sketchy Facebook posts, online scams are on the rise. In its 2023 internet crime report, the FBI received a record ...