“Blood Money: Lethal Eden” taps into a rising anxiety in China by simulating the experiences of people trafficked for the scam industry. By Francesca Regalado and Pei-Lin Wu A woman you met online ...

An elderly Palos Hills resident lost $788,000 in a phone scam that’s under investigation, according to the Palos Hills Police Department. Police said the victim was targeted over the course of several ...

Email scams have become one of the fastest ways scammers steal money from older adults. A single click can expose bank accounts, personal data and retirement savings built over a lifetime. That ...

Scams targeting utility customers are on the rise in Pennsylvania, the attorney general says. Fake utility websites are appearing in Google searches, luring customers into a scam. According to ...

The scammers at a vast office park in Myanmar wielded deepfake technology, doctored videos and pinpoint conversational ploys that differed by the ages and nationalities of their victims. By Hannah ...

January is when scammers have everything they need. According to YouMail's Robocall Index, U.S. consumers received just over 4.7 billion robocalls in January 2025, a roughly 9% increase from December ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Here's a quick tip on some of the top scams to watch out for this year, according to the Better Business Bureau. Number one is online shopping scams. Look out for fake websites and ...

A new report from Chainalysis, a blockchain data platform based in New York City, estimates that $17 billion in crypto was stolen last year through fraud and scams. Impersonation scams, where ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - People in Northeast Wisconsin are losing money to a new text scam. The text makes it look like you’re getting a reward, but it’s a phishing scam to steal your payment ...

The sketchy notification promised users Betterment would ‘triple your crypto.’ The sketchy notification promised users Betterment would ‘triple your crypto.’ is a senior reporter covering technology, ...

Your email has been sent Criminal organizations weaponized AI to make 2025 a very grim affair for cryptocurrency. Research released today (Jan. 13) by Chainalysis reveals scammers stole an estimated ...

This week in cybersecurity: AI coding agents with exploitable vulnerabilities, cybercrime rings operating like professional enterprises, and new scam tactics—including malicious QR codes. I've been ...