It’s the kind of story I hear too often. “I met a nice man online, and we have been emailing for a while. We made a plan to meet in person, but he got into a car accident. He said he hated to ask, ...

Scammers may contact their target by phone and some scams rely on the capabilities of smartphones to access the internet to ...

Fraud solicitors have issued a warning about the rise in scams, where criminals pose as banks' fraud departments to panic ...

A famous movie star reaches out to you on the internet, and you strike up a whirlwind romance. Unfortunately for one unnamed French woman, that rom-com scenario was nothing more than a long con that ...

It’s typically an overseas-based fraud where scammers connect with you online, form a relationship, then lure you into bogus ...

Romance scams, where fraudsters lure victims with false promises of love, prey on thousands of people every year. In 2023, ...

Romance scams are on the rise, with estimated total losses at more than $1 billion annually. Last year, WGN Investigates ...

Meta warns about scammers who reach out via unsolicited messages on its apps and other social media platforms, as well as by ...

Good cybersecurity will help keep you safe. As always, set good passwords, use two-factor authentication and make sure your ...