NEW YORK (AP) — Robocalls, texts, and phishing emails from scammers are up this tax season compared to previous years, with artificial intelligence likely increasing fraud attempts, according to the ...

Americans are losing at least $119 billion every year to scams, according to a new estimate from the nonprofit Consumer Federation of America, a consumer advocacy group. Subscribe to read this story ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New Clutch research finds that 71% of consumers have encountered a scam or attempted scam while shopping online, underscoring how common deceptive tactics have become in ...

Drivers who use Port Authority bridges and tunnels connecting New York and New Jersey are being warned about a new text message toll scam that has appeared in several states. The text messages claim ...

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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Residents are again being warned about scam OMV text messages. The texts claim to come from the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles and threaten people over unpaid tickets or ...

A Toronto college student named Alexandra is warning the public about an insidious new CAPTCHA scam proliferating the internet. Bruno - stock.adobe.com It’s a digital wolf in sheep’s clothing. A ...

Meta has sued the people and groups behind three scam operations that used images and deepfakes of celebrities to lure users to scam websites. According to the company, the three entities were based ...

Dear Savvy Senior: My adult kids keep warning me about scams, but it’s hard to know which calls and messages are dangerous. What scams are most commonly aimed at seniors right now? — Almost 80 Dear ...

At Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked, Google announced Scam Detection updates for calls and its Messages app. Google is bringing the on-device Scam Detection introduced for Pixel to the Galaxy S26’s Samsung ...

Google’s Scam Detection feature is now coming to the Samsung phone app on the Galaxy S26 range. This feature uses on-device AI during phone calls to detect when you’re talking to a potential scammer.

The median reported loss for romance scams was $2,218 in the third quarter of 2025. Romance scammers will frame their pitch one way for a 25-year-old woman and another for a 55-year-old divorced male, ...