OLYMPIA, Wash. — After a stellar career as a social worker and mental health program manager for the state of Washington, 73-year-old Barb Putnam, of Olympia, has lost the majority of her life savings ...

These scams start small and quickly “snowball” into a more elaborate scheme, chaining different techniques together.

Though only 61% of Americans wrote a check in the last year according to a 2024 survey, officials are still warning people about crime trends related to paper checks. It's easy to see why; two men in ...

Leaders of USF's Behavioral AI Lab say "generative AI" can create human-like prompts and adapt to responses. It is helping scammers expand their reach.

Researchers have uncovered a sustained and ongoing campaign by Russian spies that uses a clever phishing technique to hijack ...

Phishing is a common online scam where fraudsters trick people into revealing personal information, such as passwords or ...

An Ottawa County man said he had heard about people getting scammed, never thinking he would be the one who would fall victim ...

Internet users have also reported a Geek Squad scam that asks you to reset your Best Buy password due to suspicious activity. However, the link included in the email also asks you to provide your old ...

Beaufort County reported $3.1 million in losses to crypto scams last year, including many involving bitcoin ATMs. Now it's ...

Recent scams have involved companies such as the Dakota Dunes Casino and Peavey Mart released a notice warning customers to ...