A reporter who covers scams nearly fell victim to an imposter scam, but one key fact held him back. Experts comment on why ...
With 23% of America’s 52 billion robocalls categorized as scams, I feel like I’m gambling every time I decide to answer a call from an unknown number. And if it’s not you being taken for a “sucker,” ...
Scams targeting specific professions are on the rise. We recently took note of a scam that appears to be based upon the scam targeting psychologists that we wrote about previously. In recent years, ...
If you’ve been scammed, it can feel impossible to navigate. Online scams result in lost funds, loss of access to important accounts or devices, damage to reputation and other harms. And with the rise ...
In the past couple of years, I’ve noticed an uptick in scam emails that get past Gmail’s spam filters. Since I’m an author, the emails I get are usually from so-called book clubs, filled with empty ...