A phone call that sounds like a family member in trouble. A text claiming unpaid tolls. A job offer that appears legitimate but asks for an upfront fee. Federal investigators say these scenarios ...

Online scams have become a routine hazard of American life, from fake delivery texts to hijacked social media accounts. In ...

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.

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Americans lost over $16 billion to online scams in 2024 — a 33% increase from the year prior. Generative AI is making scams harder to detect, more believable, and more frequent, says Consumer ...

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From phishing emails to fake job offers, scammers don’t wait for midterms—new students are being targeted from day one. Here's how to stay one step ahead. I review privacy tools like hardware security ...

A new website is aiming to help Kentuckians identify and report scams.The "Team Kentucky Stop Scams" website will give Kentucky residents tools to recover money if they are a victim of a scam.The site ...