In fact, last week the FTC issued an alert warning consumers to be on guard for TSA PreCheck scams in particular, noting that “only a scammer will ask you to pay online to enroll” in TSA PreCheck.

The latest con job is the e-challan scam, which is giving many a reason to lose sleep. Here’s how it works. You’ll get an urgent SMS that looks like it came straight from the traffic police ...

A new report from Visa sheds light on emerging scams targeting consumers and travelers, which have included new twists on old tactics for defrauding victims. Visa's "State of Scams: Fall 2024 ...

What is surprising is that they have used it to scam crafters and makers -- and it's probably only going to get worse. Searches on Etsy for pattern, plan, and recipe each return 1,000+ results.

Early voting in Ohio kicked off this month, and as the Nov. 5 Election Day draws closer, election-related fraud, scams, and cybercrimes ramp up, targeting unsuspecting victims. Here are some of ...

SINGAPORE – Banks must block or hold for 24 hours suspicious transactions involving more than $25,000. This move must be part of banks’ real-time fraud surveillance to substantially reduce ...

In a recent case, a retired army officer was scammed out of ₹83 lakh in a complex scheme designed to "digitally arrest" him. Digital arrest scams have recently gained notoriety in India.

As we all know, some people in this world will resort to illegal measures to make a buck — for example, auto-insurance scams. So the now-viral footage of a would-be staged accident scheme in New ...

In America, CPNs and synthetic identity fraud go hand in hand. It's hard to tell precisely when the CPN scam started. However, credit repair companies, looking to generate income by preying on ...

SINGAPORE - When things seem too good to be true, they often are. But a new anti-scam game by the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) is promising players $55,000 in cash, iPhones ...

Scammers, rejoice. OpenAI's real-time voice API can be used to build AI agents capable of conducting successful phone call scams for less than a dollar. The Realtime API, released earlier this month, ...

Since he began his work as an amateur investigator in 2021, he has traced billions of dollars in stolen funds and scams. By his own count—which he broke down for WIRED in a spreadsheet—his ...