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How many times have you gotten a message or letter and wondered if it’s a scam? A new free website aims to give you a quick answer. “We’ve seen a massive uptick in volume in scams in the United States ...

It’s a social scam. According to the Federal Trade Commission, nearly 30% of people who reported being scammed in 2025 said the swindle began on social media. The agency said losses from these scams ...

Phishing scams have always tried to trick you into clicking malicious links, often relying on scare tactics — fake bank alerts, IRS threats, parking tickets, the works. The new playbook is a little ...

A new report found hundreds of thousands of scam ads for medical products, some of which were illegal or had been deemed dangerous. By Teddy Rosenbluth Two months ago, a sponsored post for a ...

The Justice Department unveiled charges Thursday against two Chinese nationals allegedly behind an overseas cryptocurrency scam center, as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro ...

A new lawsuit alleges that Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, misled users about the company's efforts to prevent scams on its platforms. The Consumer Federation of America (CFA), a ...

Crypto scammers are targeting the thousands of ships stranded near the Strait of Hormuz—and at least one ship that faced Iranian gunfire may have been tricked into believing it had paid Iran for safe ...

Meta is facing a new lawsuit over its advertising practices. The nonprofit group Consumer Federation of America (CFA) has filed a proposed class-action suit against Meta for "failing to protect users" ...

A lawsuit from the Consumer Federation of America accuses Meta of misleading consumers about its efforts to combat scams advertisements on its platforms. On Tuesday, the nonprofit Consumer Federation ...

Scammers pose as trusted bank officials and pressure victims to withdraw cash and send it through untraceable methods like Bitcoin. They create urgency and coach victims, making it hard for banks to ...

Sign up for our newsletter about national security here. The Hungarian strongman Viktor Orbán, who lost his election in a landslide on Sunday after 16 years in power ...