Scammers exploit probate filings to target grieving families with fake fees and debts, Kurt "Cyberguy" Knutsson reports.

Personal data from public records and data brokers helps scammers create tailored scam stories, making their calls and emails ...

Scammers create Facebook pages advertising “ (breed) puppies/kittens for rehoming and adoption.” They steal photos from legitimate breeders or public profiles to make the pages appear real. The ...

"I was devastated knowing I fell for something like this," wrote one person in Florida who said they lost $41,000.

MARTIN COUNTY — The Sheriff's Office is investigating a series of online animal adoption scams that several people have fallen victim to by paying deposits for animals that were never delivered.

Hopefully, most can tell the difference between a real text and a scam text, but people still lose money every day. The ...

APPLIED FOR A LOAN WORTH THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. OBVIOUSLY, YOU DON’T WANT TO BE OUT THE MONEY, SO YOU MIGHT BE TEMPTED TO RESPOND WELL BEFORE YOU RETURN THE CALL. CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE IS ...

HOUSTON – After losing her husband Giancarlo, Joel Locandro’s world shattered even further when sophisticated scammers stripped her of her entire life savings—$500,000—through an elaborate ...

I've been writing and editing stories for almost two decades that help people use technology and productivity techniques to work better, live better, and protect their privacy and personal data. As ...

I lost $1.25 million in a scam, but what I gained were lessons every entrepreneur can learn from. Learn the pitfalls and takeaways from my million-dollar mistake. I got scammed out of $1.25 million in ...

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EMAIL THAT’S MAKING THE ROUNDS. FOLKS. SCAMMERS KNOW THAT IF THEY WANT TO GET THE ATTENTION OF POTENTIAL SENIOR CITIZEN VICTIMS, ALL THEY NEED TO DO IS THREATEN THEIR BENEFITS. THINGS LIKE MEDICAL ...