Banks reported slightly more instances of fraud in 2024 compared to 2023, and consumers reported slightly fewer instances of scams. However, scams became costlier as criminals extracted more funds ...

Fraud losses reported by people 60 and older climbed to nearly $2.4 billion in 2024, quadrupling since 2020 Investment scams—often tied to social media pitches—drove the biggest losses, while phone ...

Luxury cars, homes, jewelry and casino trips were among the spoils of some of the biggest pandemic era fraud cases, according to a CBS News review of five years of government records and data.

Americans aged 60 and older lost a staggering $700 million to online scams in 2024, marking a sharp rise in fraud targeting seniors, according to the Federal Trade Commission. This figure, presented ...

One disturbing scam involves crooks who impersonate officials to convince consumers that they must withdraw money from ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its annual report detailing complaints and losses due to scams and fraud involving cryptocurrency in 2024.

From fake NHS Covid tests to QR code parking scams, Which? has exposed hundreds of scams to help you stay one step ahead of the scammers…. In response to this worrying trend, Which? launched a free ...

Update Jan. 16 at 11 pm: This article has been updated to include responses from CertiK and PeckShield. Losses to crypto scams, exploits and hacks tapered off in the last months of 2024, with December ...

Google blocked 5.1 billion ads and suspended more than 39.2 million advertiser accounts in 2024, according to its 2024 Ads Safety Report released this week. The company says the increasing enforcement ...