A new estimate suggests reported losses reveal only a fraction of the damage, as crypto, AI and social media make fraud ...

Ohio AG Andy Wilson launches a new hotline to combat romance scams after Ohioans lost $42 million last year.

The figure is seven times that of the $11.4 billion in reported losses, a rate drawn from a 2017 survey on how rarely fraud ...

Fraud costs Americans billions every year.

According to the FTC, fraud losses hit $15.9 billion in 2025. Imposter scams led in sheer number of reports, but investment scams caused the steepest financial damage. Every year, the Federal Trade ...

The amount lost to imposter scams is part of $15.9 billion in total fraud losses reported to the Federal Trade Commission in 2025 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Millions of dollars were lost to scams across the Triangle last year, according to a new report from the Better Business Bureau of ...

As AI is adopted across industries, it’s also being taken up by scammers. Around 6% of U.S. adults, or about 15 million people, were scammed out of money last year, a new Gallup and Stop Scams ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As convenient as apps like Venmo are, they’re not without risk. Research from Security.org found 83% of people who use Venmo, ...

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Artificial intelligence is turbocharging everything — even scams targeting finances, careers and dating lives.

Bob from Harrison, Ohio, recently shared how he was nearly tricked by a scammer posing as a pet owner. The con began with a request for dog sitting. Bob was promised $250 for care and food, but then a ...