Scams are more advanced than ever, in large part thanks to AI. But there are still ways to identify them. Dianna Gunn built her first WordPress website in 2008. Since then, she's poured thousands of ...

Americans lost $470 million to scams that began with a single text message in 2024, according to data the Federal Trade Commission released in April 2025. The agency identified six categories driving ...

Investment-related scams are currently some of the most highly reported scams. Find out how to protect yourself.

In 2024, Americans reported losing $470 million to scams that started with texts, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Text scams are also becoming harder to detect with AI. Knowing what to look ...

There is a reason your bank texts you a fraud alert instead of emailing it. People open text messages. Almost all of them, almost immediately. SMS open rates run as high as 98%, and roughly 90% of ...

A New York City woman lost approximately $20,000 after responding to a text message from someone claiming to be a job recruiter. Kathryn Detweiler, a resident of the Upper West Side, told CBS News ...

A Pennsylvania woman who thought she was protecting her money instead wired $24,000 straight into the hands of scammers after falling for a sophisticated text-based con that police say is spreading ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. O2 is warning UK phone users about a sophisticated new SIM expiry scam. Fraudulent text ...

From July 1, when you get a text claiming to be from the Australian Taxation Office, Australia Post or any other organisation, the first thing to check for will be one little word: “unverified”. If it ...

The scam is designed to make you act quickly—and turn over sensitive information to bad actors. Don’t fall for it. There’s no shortage of scams trying to get us to turn over our login information, ...