The cold-hearted world of scamming is big business. American consumers lost more than $12.5bn to cyber-fraud last year, ...

An annual report issued by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released this week has revealed the top scams and losses ...

Many of these plots will also see "scammers impersonating members of the U.S. military or famous celebrities," said Engadget. One notable case involved a woman getting hustled out of $800,000 by ...

Paris attracts travelers but beware of common scams including friendship bracelet, petition, charity donation, overcharging taxis, and pickpocketing.

Coronation Street and Emmerdale stars have revealed the shocking ways that they are being used to scam fans out of thousands of their own cash. Emmerdale star Lisa Riley has exclusively told ITV’s ...

But because this particular scam became so famous, Nigeria has had to work hard to fight the bad image. Even though the Nigerian Prince Scam is old, scammers are still reinventing it. Instead of ...

Federal agencies and tech companies are sounding the alarm on "romance scammers," many of whom live overseas and use the promise of a romantic encounter to lure Americans. This problem has ...