Building on the success of previous years, BBC Scam Safe week is back for 2025. Kicking off on Saturday 22 November, Scam Safe week brings together content from across the BBC including TV, radio, ...

There’s a new PayPal phishing scam making the rounds, and it’s so convincing that even security-conscious users are getting caught in it. Unlike typical scams riddled with typos and fake domains, this ...

A Minnesota woman received a box filled with baby reveal balloons from Amazon. A family in Illinois had dozens of boxes from Temu delivered to their doorstep, including military hats and cameras. A ...

Homeowners across the U.S. are being targeted in a sophisticated scam in which callers pose as mortgage lenders to defraud people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, the Federal Communications ...

As you gather all the last-minute holiday packages arriving at your doorstep, be careful about any that you didn't order or ones that don't have a return address and want you to scan a QR code: it ...

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this story included data provided to USA TODAY that misstated the amount lost to scams globally last year. It was $1.026 billion. Scammers have ...

Our dedicated week-long initiative will bring together efforts from across the BBC to provide people with the tools they need to protect themselves and start that national conversation. With our ...

A recent scam has emerged, resulting in significant financial losses for individuals and businesses, amounting to crores of rupees, under the guise of “digital arrest.” In digital arrest scam, ...

If you're a Gmail user (there are nearly 2 billion of us), you'll want to be aware of a new "super realistic AI scam." In a recent blog post, Microsoft solutions consultant Sam Mitrovic shared how he ...

Tali writes about scams and consumer rights for Which? delving into fraud, technology and consumer rights topics to keep readers safe and empowered. In recent weeks, scammers have increased efforts to ...

If someone claiming to be a recruiter is texting you about a job offer, don't immediately jump at the opportunity. Bad actors are preying on victims in the midst of a highly competitive labor market ...

Here's how to tell whether those texts and emails asking for political donations are real—or from an opportunistic scammer. August 27, 2024 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred ...