About a month ago, I received a scam email that almost tricked me. It purported to be from PayPal, alerting me to an almost $1,000 charge that was “logged to a new profile.” The message implied that ...

The Delaware Department of Finance and the Division of Revenue are warning Delawareans of a surge in deceptive text messages claiming to be from the Division of Revenue. According to Delaware ...

On Sept. 11, a Skylark Drive resident reported receiving a message on her computer stating that it had been hacked and that she needed to call a number listed for assistance. The victim spoke with two ...

ON YOUR PHONE OR COMPUTER. KATE RUDY WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A SCAMMERS IDEAL TARGET. I TEACH FINANCIAL LITERACY CLASS AS WELL AS A MANAGING PERSONAL FINANCE WITH FINANCIAL OR WITH EXCEL. SO SHE ...

You're sipping your morning coffee when your phone rings. It's a number you don't recognize. On the other end is someone claiming to be from your bank, asking you to "confirm a recent charge." Sound ...

In addition to creating hardship for hundreds of thousands of people, the government shutdown is also creating opportunities for scammers looking to cash in on the crisis. As scams start appearing, ...

A new analysis of political advertisers found that the platform profits from ads that include deepfakes and other content prohibited by its own policies. Recent Meta ads have included fabricated ...

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application goes live on October 1, but with student aid season underway, there is an onslaught of new and convincing scams within the education ...

Whether it’s a phishing email, fake phone call or long-term ploy to steal your money, scams aren’t going away. And they’re costly: The FTC reports that consumers say they lost upwards of $12.5 billion ...

The check is in the mail for millions of New York taxpayers who are looking forward to receiving their inflation refund checks from the state. The checks of up to $400 started being sent out Friday.