On Valentine’s Day, romance scams become a prime target for cybercriminals, with Kaspersky highlighting a rise in deceptive tactics that exploit emotional vulnerability. In 2024, the company detected ...

People nationwide are being alerted of an ongoing text message scam in which recipients receive fake text messages claiming they owe money for unpaid tolls. In California, the texts may be fake ...

Love is in the air, they say — well, that might just be the scammers waiting to pocket your money. In this first iteration of Money’s scam roundup, we go over the most notorious schemes you should ...

Minnesota Department of Transportation officials have warned drivers of the return of scam E-ZPass texts and emails, which suggest vehicle owners owe fines. MnDOT said that it has seen a rise in these ...

A woman in France struck up what she thought was an online relationship with a famous actor. Only after she had sent over $850,000 to “Brad” did she discover she’d been duped by ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ experiences with and views of online scams and attacks. For this analysis, we surveyed 9,397 adults from April 14 to 20, 2025.

Mortgage fraud happens when someone omits or falsifies information in connection with the process of buying a house. This can be from predatory lenders trying to defraud borrowers or from borrowers ...

Scammers typically target specific states and their toll programs, sending threatening messages to numbers within those ...

As digital impostors blend in with ease and AI-driven scams grow more convincing, defending against them requires smarter, layered protections.

Identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement due to fraud are among the most challenging aspects of auditing in recent years, according to outreach conducted by the AICPA Auditing ...