In a growing ruse, swindlers pose as cops and use tremendous pressure to trap people, including young professionals.

Business Email Compromise scams cost companies billions. Criminals are use AI, deepfakes and voice cloning to commit fraud. Learn how businesses can protect themselves.

Unveiled at Black Hat, Scam Buster is an open-source tool that turns the tables on social engineering.

Your phone rings. It's your son's voice. Panicked. He says he's been in a car accident. He hurt someone. He's about to be arrested. He needs $15,000 wired before the end of the day, and please, don't ...

Randy Hutchinson leads the Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South and informs readers how to avoid scams.

It’s a young word with obscure origins. But the fact that it’s so common shows just how ubiquitous fraud seems today.

According to the FTC, fraud losses hit $15.9 billion in 2025. Imposter scams led in sheer number of reports, but investment scams caused the steepest financial damage. Every year, the Federal Trade ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Robocalls, texts and phishing emails from scammers are up this tax season compared with previous years, with ...

The Better Business Bureau has a warning for college students heading back to school. Scammers are now targeting college students with more sophisticated scams.

A California mom says she was scammed out of thousands of dollars this month after receiving a call that sounded like her daughter in distress. She now suspects it was an artificial ...

For many people, games like Words With Friends are a relaxing way to pass the time. You play a few rounds, chat with opponents and enjoy a little mental exercise. But scammers have quietly turned ...

Citizens statewide are urged to verify before they donate to any charity claiming to be raising money for military causes.