Is a Geek Squad invoice, renewal email or call a scam? How the fake refund trick works, red flags, and what to do if you ...

The European Union's ETIAS is causing confusion among travelers and leading to some getting scammed. Here's what to know.

The Federal Trade Commission released a new report Monday on fraud targeting older Americans, defined as people 60 and older.

A good rule of thumb is to be suspicious of any message that asks for money, gift cards or cryptocurrency, or that claims you have a speeding ticket or an arrest warrant. If the message demands ...

A new congressional investigation reveals that fraudulent accounts evaded Tinder’s safeguards for years, even as the dating ...

In 2025, victims lost $3.5 billion (1) to imposter scams. Now, CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman nearly became a victim of one of those scams. “I just got SCAMMED,” Matt Gutman posted in a ...

Medicare and Social Security scams target older adults by impersonating trusted government programs and creating fear around benefits, medical coverage or legal trouble. The scam may arrive as a phone ...

A text lands on your phone offering a remote Amazon job you never applied for. The work supposedly takes about an hour a day and pays as much as $600. Sounds amazing, right? We recently received one ...

Kris Sampson was working from home in Missoula, Montana, when her phone lit up with a call that appeared to come from her adult daughter. Sampson says the caller ID showed her name and photo, and the ...

“No legitimate law enforcement agency or district attorney will call you to demand money,” says Attorney General Jeff Jackson. Travis Long tlong@newsobserver.com Scammers are posing as law enforcement ...

AI voice scams are no longer as niche as they once were. The technology is both cheap and convincing: a worrying combination that has lowered the barrier to entry for would-be scammers. According to a ...

Singapore is using simulated AI-enabled scam calls to train the public, offering IT leaders a new model for social engineering security training. Singapore is using simulated scam calls to help people ...