If your mom cost you $12,000 in a scam, there may not be much you can do to get the money back, but you must take steps to ...

Take at least three steps as soon as you can if you've been scammed and lost money: Contact the FBI, your bank and file a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The year 2026 is almost here, and with the new year comes a new wave of scams that could potentially drain your bank account. From ...

According to the FTC, fraud losses hit $15.9 billion in 2025. Imposter scams led in sheer number of reports, but investment scams caused the steepest financial damage. Every year, the Federal Trade ...

In the past couple of years, I’ve noticed an uptick in scam emails that get past Gmail’s spam filters. Since I’m an author, the emails I get are usually from so-called book clubs, filled with empty ...

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Artificial intelligence is turbocharging everything — even scams targeting finances, careers and dating lives.

Your phone rings. It's your son's voice. Panicked. He says he's been in a car accident. He hurt someone. He's about to be arrested. He needs $15,000 wired before the end of the day, and please, don't ...

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The holiday shopping season should feel exciting, but for scammers, it's rush hour. And this year, one trick is hitting more inboxes and phones than ever: the fake refund scam. If you've ever seen an ...

Meta removed 10.9 million Facebook and Instagram accounts linked to “criminal scam centers” last year, the company announced on Wednesday. The disruptive action—a joint effort of the Royal Thai Police ...

Cambodia’s Prince Holding Group and the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army, a Myanmar-based rebel group, were among the targeted groups.