If you're concerned about scams in 2025, start by monitoring your texts. Many of the most common internet scams of the year start with a text message. Of course, scams are everywhere because the ...

Verizon reports that parents can help protect children from common scams by teaching them to question urgency, verify sources, and recognize specific scam types.

Scamming is big business. From talent-scouting scams targeting children to student-loan-forgiveness scams targeting college graduates, scammers see age as nothing more than a number. They're willing ...

Fake photos, fake voices, and a $36,000 deal for a Toyota 4Runner that never existed show how AI is supercharging Marketplace ...

"I don't use Facebook. I don't even have an email. How could scammers possibly know anything about me?" That's the question I hear from people over 60 all the time. If you assume that by staying off ...

An internet scammer nearly took me for $155 this month. If it can happen to someone who routinely writes about scams, it can happen to anyone. The scam began with an email praising my first book, ...

Scammers worm their way into a victim’s heart to gain access to their money through false pretenses. Imagine matching with someone on a dating app who seems to have it all: charm, wealth, a glamorous ...

If you’re an honest person, it may be difficult for you to believe that someone would scam you. Internet scammers can be slick enough to convince you they’re someone they’re not. Only you can protect ...