As Valentine’s Day approaches, the New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection warns New Yorkers about romance scams. Romance scams occur when a criminal uses a fake identity to ...

Tax scams target Americans starting in January using personal data from brokers to create fake IRS emails and refund alerts ...

These scams are a multimillion dollar problem.

Social media makes it easy to connect with people, but it also makes it just as easy for fraudsters to pretend they are someone they are not. Fake accounts, misleading checkmarks and smooth-talking ...

Romance scams rely on a small number of psychological levers, applied repeatedly. Finding their victims online through ...

The digital romance landscape has transformed into a minefield of deception, where millions of users navigate between genuine connections and elaborate fraudulent schemes. Modern dating apps and ...

Scammers created a fake profile on a dating app and established online relationships in order to get a total of $250,000 from ...

January is when scammers have everything they need. According to YouMail's Robocall Index, U.S. consumers received just over 4.7 billion robocalls in January 2025, a roughly 9% increase from December ...

A woman named Jen took to TikTok to warn viewers to beware of a scam that she almost fell for. TikTok/@jend961 Jen said she received a random message and the sender asked if they could use her profile ...

Love is real, but many online profiles are not, and they're after your money. The NY Division of Consumer Protection said ...