In 57% of online purchase scams in 2020, victims did not research the product or retailer before buying. Check customer reviews when searching for a specific item or buying from a new retailer.

Senior citizens lost almost $1 billion in scams in 2020, according to an FBI report released this week. A total of 105,301 people over the age of 65 were scammed, with an average loss of $9,175 ...

We often hear about the financial losses associated with internet scams, but new Griffith University research is shining a ...

At least 500 calls are received by the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) daily, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

Cybercriminals and online scammers stole a record $16.6 billion last year, the FBI said Wednesday. The figure, from the FBI’s annual Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report, is a sharp rise ...

While there were no task scams reported in 2020, that number rose to 5,000 in 2023. By the first half of 2024, that number had quadrupled to 20,000, the FTC said.

Dear Judy: Unfortunately, scams have become a persistent problem when the U.S. Census Bureau does its once-a-decade count of the U.S. population. Here’s what you can expect from the 2020 Census ...

UC Santa Cruz police urge students to be aware of online employment scams, as authorities nationwide are seeing an uptick in student cases, especially with students studying remotely, with many ...

The figure, from the FBI’s annual Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report, is a sharp rise from the $12.5 billion reported in 2023, reflecting the increased prevalence of online scams ...