It might have a legit looking phone number, but that Windows Defender alert might be fake. Here's what to look out for.

In a twist straight out of a thriller, one man refused to play the victim. After realizing he was being targeted by scammers, ...

'These people are real slick': Kansas man, 87, says scammers stole $30,000 after a fake computer alert, nearly wiped out his retirement fund — and sent him on a 3-week-long goose chase A Lakin, Kansas ...

A Lakin, Kansas, family is speaking out after their 87-year-old father was scammed out of $30,000 — and nearly lost his entire retirement fund — after a fraudulent computer alert. Tom Grauburger says ...

What many view as "The season of giving" is becoming the "season of taking," as gift shoppers head into the holidays.

Scammers thrive during this time of year. Here are some simple, shareable suggestions to avoid getting swindled.

(CNN) — While financial scams have always been around, the variety of schemes that scammers employ to steal money are easily proliferated these days with the internet, social media, AI and crypto.

CAPE CORAL, Fla.- A Cape Coral woman says she’s out hundreds of dollars after scammers threatened her into paying in exchange for saving her computer from a fake virus. Pamela Nielsen, 65, said she ...

Generative AI (GenAI) tools used by cyber criminal fraudsters to create convincing deepfake voice scams appear to have mastered the fine art of the Glaswegian accent, according to stand-up comic Billy ...

As the winter season kicks in, scammers are not missing the chance to target senior British residents with bogus "winter heating allowance" and "cost of living support" scam texts. The scam campaign ...

SOUTH FULTON, Ga. - South Fulton police say a 72-year-old woman was scammed out of $16,000 this week after fraudsters ...