The issue seems to be on the rise as this month, officials have issued warnings about the scams in Indiana, Maryland and ...

The Federal Trade Commission reports a surge in scams impersonating the Social Security Administration, with complaints rising 25% and costing Americans hundreds of millions each year.

Facebook now accounts for the vast majority of scams on social media, according to an explosive new study — and critics claim it’s because Mark Zuckerberg’s tech giant is more focused on making money ...

The FBI Louisville Field Office is warning Kentuckians of an increase in reported fraud schemes. The scammers call ...

The Social Security Administration is warning Americans to stay alert to fraudsters impersonating government officials after complaints about government imposter scams surged last year. The agency and ...

Notes the increase has been observed across the banking industry as a whole and not in relation to any single institution.

A Pennsylvania retiree thought she had found an easy way to earn extra cash online. Instead, she lost the savings she had expected to rely on for the rest of her life. Bonnie Haring, a grandmother ...

Criminals are targeting frustrated travellers on social media by setting up scam airline accounts and pretending to offer help. As The Independent first revealed in 2022, villains mainly based in East ...

Standard Bank faces mounting fraud complaints linked to compromised accounts and internal vulnerabilities, causing customer backlash over privacy violations.

The Better Business Bureau warns that puppy scams are on the rise, resulting in a loss of $30,000 in just three months.