The general public adores celebrity culture. It’s only natural, then, that scammers use famous faces to trick us into falling ...

Spokeo analyzed public data to highlight who's being targeted by romance scammers, how the scams unfold, and how people can ...

They used fake profiles to prey on dozens of women, peppering them with false promises of romantic relationships, and then ...

He said scammers are now sending victims pictures of their home to scare them into sending money. CONSUMER ALERT: Beware of 'sextortion' scams on social media; Bottom line, ...

Facebook scam ads now leverage AI and deepfakes to create convincing celebrity endorsements, targeting specific demographics with sophisticated schemes.

The Starkville Police Department said scammers are finding more ways to convince people to give up their money or their ...

Scammers can be expected to use realistic videos for private communications to "prove" the online contact is a "real person." Many times, we cannot even imagine how cybercriminals thousands of ...

Scammers use stolen photos to create fake profiles, targeting lonely individuals online. Former scammer Christopher Maxwell revealed tactics used to exploit victims, making $70,000 over five years.

Michael Casagrande is a reporter for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @ByCasagrande or on Facebook.

Wedding photographer scams involve vendors disappearing with payments or failing to deliver photos. Scammers often communicate primarily through social media and request payment via peer-to-peer apps.

Scammers will then sometimes use those photos to take people’s money. “Oftentimes during a crisis, people aren’t really paying attention to communication and sourcing it, ...