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 ...

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 ...

The government body has issued an advisory for online shopping scams explaining all the ways scammers target users and some tips to stay protected. Phishing Scams: Scammers use fake emails or ...

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 ...

Pig butchering scams are getting more sophisticated – and more costly – by the day. One report found criminals have swindled an estimated $75 billion from victims. And just recently ...

People complain of poor treatment by Revolut after being tricked out of money deposited with e-money firm “I never imagined I’d be a victim of a scam,” says Dr Ravi Kumar. “But here I am ...

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, ...