It’s a social scam. According to the Federal Trade Commission, nearly 30% of people who reported being scammed in 2025 said the swindle began on social media. The agency said losses from these scams ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A sextortion scam is making a resurgence this year, with crooks using scare tactics to extract money from victims. The scam has been dubbed the “Hello Pervert” scam. It ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A Cuyahoga County woman recovered $3,500 in cash her husband mailed to a scammer in Florida, thanks to quick action from the Cuyahoga County Scam Squad. “I honestly thought it ...

Her boyfriend of well over a year was Shimon Hayut, the infamous "Tinder Swindler," and she was one of many women he had scammed out of nearly everything they had. The women were victims of a ...

PCWorld reports that cybercriminals are exploiting Microsoft Power BI’s legitimate notification feature to send convincing phishing emails from genuine Microsoft addresses. These fake payment alerts ...