Most types of financial fraud are relatively straightforward: the fraudster uses creative accounting, inflated numbers, or out-and-out lies to trick their victim into handing over money or valuables ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Brown County Sheriff's Office has investigated over $4.6 million lost to cryptocurrency scams since the beginning of 2024, ...

A six-digit code meant to protect you can do the opposite in seconds, once it’s shared, the system assumes it was always you.

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A new scam is born every day, but cybersecurity experts are fighting back by arming bankers and those at risk with information about a fraud run by multinational ...

Cases of the so-called “digital arrest” scam are rising across India, despite awareness campaigns. In a recent incident from ...

The government is ramping up efforts to drive down benefit fraud after the passing of a law that allows money owed to be taken directly from fraudsters' bank accounts. In December last year, the ...

A new scam targeting Amazon users is making the rounds in the form of suspicious text messages, but those who know what to look out for can avoid being taken advantage of. The texts in question were ...

If you haven’t experienced SIM swap fraud, count yourself lucky. It’s a relatively new, sophisticated form of fraud that allows hackers to gain access to bank accounts, credit card numbers, and other ...

The felony charges lodged Wednesday against Rep. Chris Collins, R-Clarence, sound complicated — securities fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy, among others. But the underlying scheme at the center of ...

The Justice Department has indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center in a shocking case that’s raising serious questions about ...