A scam known as “ghost tapping” is raising concerns as thieves look for ways to exploit tap-to-pay technology in crowded places, including large San Antonio events such as Spurs watch parties and ...

A new lawsuit alleges that Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, misled users about the company's efforts to prevent scams on its platforms. The Consumer Federation of America (CFA), a ...

Hackers are spoofing Paperless Post, Evite and Punchbowl to creep into your hard drive. By Steven Kurutz When John Lantigua, a retired journalist in Miami Beach, checked his email one recent morning, ...

This wasn’t just a scam call — it turned into a full meltdown that lasted nearly 17 minutes. The more things went wrong, the more frustrated the scammer became. What started controlled quickly ...

This wasn’t just another scam — this was a full operation. A team of hackers worked together to bait a scammer with $40,000 and track his every move. What followed was a real-life confrontation that ...

From an advertisement for an herbal remedy that promises to cure all to a video featuring a voice that sounds just like a movie star, you’ve surely encountered spam and scam advertisements online. And ...

Like many medical school students, Sam was broke. The 22-year-old aspiring orthopedic surgeon from northern India got some money from his parents, but he says he spent most of it subsidizing his ...

ATHENS, April 21 (Reuters) - Fraudulent messages promising safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for cryptocurrency have been sent to some shipping companies whose vessels are stranded ...

Crysta Willis got a call that her grandson, Eric, was in jail, but they were actually in the same house Lexi Lane is a weekend banking writer at PEOPLE. She first joined as a member of the PEOPLE App ...

For many people, games like Words With Friends are a relaxing way to pass the time. You play a few rounds, chat with opponents and enjoy a little mental exercise. But scammers have quietly turned ...