Reported fraud losses hit $16 billion last year. Here's how to spot and avoid four common types of financial scams.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Scams targeting senior citizens have long been a problem, but experts say they’re becoming more frequent and harder to spot. That’s why U.S. Sen Jack Reed teamed up with the ...

Similar to how scammers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to impersonate CEOs to defraud businesses, they’re also mimicking regular people to prey on their elderly loved ones. Case in point: an ...

‘This is Chase Bank, there is a hold on your account due to a security breach, click here to verify your information’ Have you ever received a suspicious text message like this one from a supposedly ...

A criminal could be masquerading as a celebrity, web store or family member asking for your money. Detecting scams requires a new approach. Credit...Derek Abella Supported by By Brian X. Chen Brian X.

Not all scams are created equally, and the ones people are most likely to fall for these days definitely feel different from those a few years ago, as comedian Jordan Davis and others discussed on ...

Scams target online shopping, donations, and other holiday activities. Scammers now use AI and cryptocurrency to commit fraud. Protect yourself by validating transactions and securing your accounts.

The holiday shopping season is creating fresh openings for scammers looking to snag consumers' payment data, according to Visa's 2025 Holiday Threats Report. Artificial intelligence is also helping ...

For some scam victims, the financial damage does not end with the money lost — tax consequences can create an additional burden on funds they never recovered. That is the reality facing a growing ...

Cyber Fraud: A UPI PIN is required for any UPI transaction. However, it is not strictly necessary to use a smartphone to make ...

In an industry where average revenue per user has declined steadily for two decades, and margin pressure is near-constant, ...

Americans lost $7.2 billion to crypto investment scams in 2025, according to a new report from the FBI, making it the top source of financial losses from fraud reported to the agency last year. Many ...