The Elder Fraud Unit stresses using the “Five Ps” to spot scams — pretending, problems, prizes, pressure and paying. The ...

Deepfake scams are increasing at an alarming rate, surging over 520% in 2025 alone. AI-generated voices and faces are tricking people into transferring millions of dollars, often under the guise of ...

Scammers are getting faster, smarter, and more ruthless—and thanks to AI, 2026 may be their most profitable year yet. Here's ...

Internet scams have evolved alongside technology, from crude text-based deceptions in the 1990s to sophisticated AI-powered frauds that can convincingly impersonate voices and faces, making them ...

Meta on Tuesday introduced new scam detection features for its messaging apps, WhatsApp and Messenger, as part of its broader initiative to crack down on online scams that target older people. The ...

"Every single week, we have an elderly senior who sits in our office and talks about how they have lost everything," a ...

This kind of fraud is known as “pig-butchering” because the gangs say targets are led like hapless pigs to slaughter. It is ...