According to the FTC, fraud losses hit $15.9 billion in 2025. Imposter scams led in sheer number of reports, but investment scams caused the steepest financial damage. Every year, the Federal Trade ...

A permanent tax-law change bars most scam victims from deducting fraud losses, meaning they can owe the IRS on money they ...

Text message scam attempts have increased by 50 percent in the past year, with young adults experiencing the sharpest rise of any age group. That’s one of several important findings in the 2025 Cyber ...

We've often warned you about romance scams and crypto "investment" opportunities that feel too good to pass up. Now, there's a major update that shows just how organized these operations have become.

Americans who fell victim to scams in 2025 lost more than money. Many people who are scammed never tell anyone. Some feel embarrassed. Others blame themselves or worry they'll be judged for falling ...

Online scams are lucrative for criminals, and AI is making it easier to swindle US targets, according to the FBI’s latest Internet Crime Report. Each year, the FBI publishes statistics from its ...