With the IRS now accepting people's tax returns for 2025, a federal watchdog is warning Americans to beware of so-called phishing and smishing scams designed to trick people into unwittingly handing ...

TRM Labs says $35 billion in crypto was sent to scammer addresses globally last year as fraudsters scaled their operations with AI and businesslike efficiency. The use of large language models in ...

There are reports that a legitimate Microsoft email address—which Microsoft explicitly says customers should add to their allow list—is delivering scam spam. According to an Ars reader, the address on ...

For all our modern obsession with social media and messaging apps, email remains a daily staple for many of us. Modern email providers are pretty good at filtering out unsolicited messages known as ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Security experts say a new scam is spreading fast, and it looks like something many people get all the time: A simple calendar invite. However, clicking on the link can give scammers ...

An elderly Palos Hills resident lost $788,000 in a phone scam that’s under investigation, according to the Palos Hills Police Department. Police said the victim was targeted over the course of several ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Here's a quick tip on some of the top scams to watch out for this year, according to the Better Business Bureau. Number one is online shopping scams. Look out for fake websites and ...

“Blood Money: Lethal Eden” taps into a rising anxiety in China by simulating the experiences of people trafficked for the scam industry. By Francesca Regalado and Pei-Lin Wu A woman you met online ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Cambodia's arrest and extradition of a powerful tycoon accused of running a vast online scam network marks a rare strike against an industry that has stolen tens of ...

Chen Zhi, the alleged ringleader of one of Asia’s largest scam conglomerates, was arrested in Cambodia and extradited to China, the Cambodian government said Wednesday. The U.S. Justice Department in ...

GOOD EVENING. I’M JERE GISH, AND I’M THASMEEN MAHFUZ. MORE PEOPLE ARE FALLING VICTIM TO SCAMS IN PENNSYLVANIA, AND THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS FIGHTING BACK. DAVE SUNDAY SPOKE WITH EIGHT ON YOUR ...