The holiday season is the happiest and riskiest time of year to be online. As millions of us gear up for Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, scammers do the same. Every year, they target holiday ...

Millions of Facebook users filed claims in a recent privacy settlement after the platform was accused of mishandling user data. The approved payouts have been rolling out, which means people are ...

It seems like barely a day goes by when either the phone rings, or I get an email asking me to complete a loan application that I never filed. Or, I’ll receive a call saying my bank or credit card ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scammers are getting smarter in their efforts to get your personal information. Between the phone calls, emails and even text ...

(ABC4) The Better Business Bureau has been receiving numerous reports about shipping tricks that scammers use to steal from online shoppers. The con artists are exploiting PayPal’s policies by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You're more likely to fall for a scam when you're tired, stressed or distracted, experts say. (Getty Creative) (Calvin Chan Wai ...

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In the past couple of years, I’ve noticed an uptick in scam emails that get past Gmail’s spam filters. Since I’m an author, the emails I get are usually from so-called book clubs, filled with empty ...

Go to any people finder site right now and type in your name. What comes back might shock you: your age, home address, phone number, the names of your relatives, where you used to live and even what ...

It seems that scammers are getting more elaborate to trick people out of their money every single day. From phishing emails to copycat websites, from romance scams to fake charities, there seems to be ...

Across the country, scammers continue to find success -- particularly with older residents and their families -- with a seemingly endless supply of techniques for separating people from their ...

Switzerland’s NCSC warns iPhone users of a new scam exploiting lost devices to steal Apple ID credentials through fake Find My messages. New warning for iPhone owners: Switzerland’s National Cyber ...