As with any asset, investors must be careful before dabbling in crypto. Crypto investments are prone to scams, in part because they are new and generate a lot of buzz that can rope people into ...

A romance scam occurs when a criminal creates a profile online and pretends to build a romantic relationship with a victim in order to exploit them for financial gain. In many cases, these ...

Q: What should I do if I fell for a phishing scam?Phishing scams are a low-effort, low-risk, high-payoff process for cybercriminals that focuses on exploiting human behaviors. Instead of trying to ...

1 of 3 Americans have fallen victim to an online scam during the holiday season – and of the 58% of those who’ve lost money to such scams, nearly 1 in 10 lost over $1,000. As fake sites pose ...

Questions relating to Telegram’s safety have swirled around the internet for years now, and it’s crucial you know how to spot the most common Telegram scams. For each one, we address how it ...

On this page, you'll find tips to help you avoid common holiday scams, protect your personal information, and keep your business safe during the busiest time of year. Let BBB guide you through ...

Protect yourself and your loved ones from falling victim to an online shopping scam. For years, scammers have used a small device on ATMs, gas pumps, and other terminals, to harvest credit card ...

We would like to bring to the notice of the general public that several variants of financial scam letters purporting to be sanctioned by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or authored by high ...

Each holiday season, scammers hope to turn consumers’ Christmas shopping into gifts for themselves. People under the age of 70 fall for social media scams more often than any other type of scam, such ...

Every year, about 90% of consumers either fall for or encounter online scams. And while many consumers are sophisticated enough to avoid some of the most common scams, it doesn't take much for a ...

As we report today in a separate story, academicians are hard at work trying to figure out why so many people -- especially seniors -- fall for fake news, conspiracy theories and elaborate scams ...