Regulators say impostors are using fake titles and pressure tactics to demand payments for benefits that are always free.

This video investigates the prevalence of comment spammers on YouTube, revealing how much these scammers earn, the methods they use, and the number of YouTube scammers active today. JerryRigEverything ...

Crooks impersonating utilities will threaten to shut off your heat or electricity within hours, if you don't pay. Unlicensed contractors and scammers are known to show up at the door after big storms.

We take a look at some remarkable reporting from Myanmar. By Sam Sifton I am the host of this newsletter. Deep in the densely forested borderlands of war-torn Myanmar, two of our journalists recently ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

In 2025, people were scammed out of more than $135,000 by entities pretending to be members of the Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office, the agency said in a press release. In the new year, the scams have ...

A handbook found during a police raid on a compound used by a cyberfraud gang in the Philippines offers detailed instructions in Chinese for conducting scams. A second handbook, seized during another ...

New attack poisons sources AI chatbots use for content. Public sites like YouTube and Yelp abused to host spam links. AI answers can surface poisoned content and put users at risk. Cybercriminals are ...

Scammers particularly use the holiday season to steal your money and information. Hoping consumers will let down their guard, or just trying to spoof legitimate businesses, scammers will do everything ...

I’ve always loved true-crime documentaries, and the more outrageous the con, the better. Inventing Anna. The Dropout. The Tinder Swindler. Apple Cider Vinegar. I’m fascinated by how people so ...

Whenever I speak with security experts (particularly those who work on software designed to protect consumers), I always like to ask what their top advice is to combat the latest threats. So, when I ...