Criminals are inserting screws in gas pump nozzle holders to keep transactions open after customers drive off, allowing the criminals to get free fuel. In May 2026, social media users, news media ...

Capital One filed a lawsuit Tuesday against "persons and/or entities of unknown identity" that it alleges infringed the bank's trademarks in "scam campaigns." Capital One is using trademark law to ...

Ohio officials are warning residents about text message scams demanding payment for fake tolls, court fees, or traffic tickets. Imposter scams, where someone pretends to be from a government agency or ...

Santa Clara County alleges Meta profited from scam ads, citing leaked documents and Reuters reporting Meta accused of tolerating fraudulent ads, misleading users about anti-scam efforts Meta has ...

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday is warning Pennsylvanians about a new phishing scam involving fake digital invitations sent from compromised email accounts. Scammers are sending emails that ...

We've often warned you about romance scams and crypto "investment" opportunities that feel too good to pass up. Now, there's a major update that shows just how organized these operations have become.

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A joint international operation involving U.S. and Chinese authorities arrested at least 276 suspects and shut down nine cryptocurrency investment fraud centers. The crackdown was led by Dubai Police ...

How many times have you gotten a message or letter and wondered if it’s a scam? A new free website aims to give you a quick answer. “We’ve seen a massive uptick in volume in scams in the United States ...

In another police action, European police arrested 10 people and took down three scam centers, estimated to have stolen over $58 million from victims around the world. A Dubai police-led international ...

Scammers are getting sneakier, so we have to be smarter. Here’s how. When you Google something, how do you tell which website you should look at first? If you’re like most people, whether you’re ...

From AI-powered scam detection to data removal and remote access blocking, here are the best tools to help protect your identity, money, and more. I review privacy tools like hardware security keys, ...