Every single week, we have an elderly senior who sits in our office and talks about how they have lost everything,” a Bradenton detective said.

Unfortunately, AI has also helped scammers step up their game, in some cases to scary-good levels. Here are the AI scams to ...

Times journalists got a rare look inside one of the compounds where the online fraud industry makes its billions.

Scammers are getting faster, smarter, and more ruthless—and thanks to AI, 2026 may be their most profitable year yet. Here's ...

We talked about “grandma scams,” where scammers pretend to be family member in a crisis looking for money. Wiechman said that ...

People traded as commodities, iron cages used for punishment, severed fingers and even human sacrifice. These grisly details were revealed during interrogations of some of Asia’s most notorious ...

Online shopping is now the default for many in advanced income countries. Consequently, and with the dark side of consumerist culture, scammers are exploiting it this festive season. The flood in ...

BENTON, Ill. (WAND) - A man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by a district judge in Effingham County after admitting to scamming an 89-year-old man out of his life savings and belongings.

Online scams have evolved from a consumer protection issue into a global security threat. The numbers are staggering: scams are part of a $10.5 trillion cybercrime economy, with consumers losing more ...

The FBI is warning the public of a "proof of life" scam that preys on the families of missing persons Credit: Federal Bureau of Investigation Heartbroken families who are desperate to find their ...