Be careful out there, folks.

The IRS agent calling you on the phone isn't really from the government, and the person collecting disaster relief funds may ...

WXIN/WTTV — Experts say the key to any phishing scheme is to get you to trust somebody you shouldn’t. That’s why scammers love to use names you trust and recognize when they send emails and text ...

Romance, investment, celebrity impersonation, marketplace and fake job offers are the five most common scams on social media, with fraudsters using fake pr ...

Even tech-savvy and experienced internet users can fall victim to online scams. Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, using technology and psychology to exploit trust and emotions. Fake ...

Did the IRS call you out of the blue and threaten legal action? It wasn't the tax man — more likely it was an imposter scam. It's a type of fraud that's become increasingly more common. "An imposter ...

Apple Pay is clearly a hit with consumers. According to estimates, it had hundreds of millions of global users and processed trillions of payments in 2025 alone. But where there is money to be made, ...

In 2024, Americans reported losing $470 million to scams that started with texts, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Text scams are also becoming harder to detect with AI. Knowing what to look ...