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 ...

TreasuryDirect is emailing savers to check bank info. Here’s why it’s legit and how to avoid scams targeting your account.

A suspicious AAA-themed email claims a federal rule requires emergency rescue tools in vehicles by July 2026. AAA confirms the message is not from them.

Email scams have become one of the fastest ways scammers steal money from older adults. A single click can expose bank accounts, personal data and retirement savings built over a lifetime. That ...

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Last year, scammers stole more than $16.6 billion from more than 850,000 Americans who filed complaints with the FBI. These were everyday folks who received emails that looked identical to messages ...

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Scam emails are getting better at looking official. This one claims to be an urgent warning from Microsoft about your email account. It looks serious. It feels time sensitive. And that is exactly the ...

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E-mail scams are an unfortunate fact of life. They range from annoying time and storage wasters to serious security threats. The only way you can completely avoid them is to not use e-mail at all.

The United States Postal Inspection Service—one of our nation’s oldest federal law enforcement agencies—protects mail, post offices and postal employees. Inspectors are on the ground and on the job, ...