Following recent scam reports in Ludlow, Westfield and Ware, the Hampden District Attorney's Office is encouraging seniors and their families to take advantage of a fraud prevention program that has ...
AI is making scams targeting older Americans harder to detect, from voice cloning to convincing phishing messages. Five ...
People in their twenties are typically pretty savvy online, but according to the FBI, young people still lost more than $500 million to scams last year. As college commencement ceremonies wrap up, ...
Multiple scams over the course of three days bilked Washington state residents out of more than $670,000, according to a Facebook post from the local sheriff’s office. One of those scams involved an ...
As you probably guessed, the caller was not their banker. Rather, the caller was a sophisticated fraudster using caller ID spoofing and basic customer information to build credibility. Millions of ...
Welcome to the second installment of our “Scam Likely” series where we blow the lid off recent scams, frauds, and other financial crimes. In our first post, we examined the growing threat of bank ...
As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (Aug. 9), these scams have surged in the Tampa area. In just one county, authorities have gotten 44 reports of the scam so far this year, compared to ...
According to the FBI's 2025 Internet Crime Complaint Center report, Americans aged 60 and older reported $7.748 billion in losses in 2025 -- far more than any other age group -- with an average loss ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Staten Island officials on Wednesday announced a new campaign aimed at helping seniors protect themselves from scams, citing a ...
The FBI is warning job seekers, especially new grads, about a rise in scams tied to fake job offers. Here's what to watch out for. FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- As new graduates launch their careers, ...