The FBI does not initiate contact through social media direct messages to assist with fund recovery. Scammers, however, frequently do, often by posing as agents to gain a victim’s trust. To combat ...

AI-generated profiles and deepfake technology are making matrimonial scams increasingly convincing, enabling fraudsters to exploit trust and deceive victims with alarming ease.

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 ...

Online job scams are increasing — through fake job listings, social media profiles posing as recruiters and scam texts or emails with nonexistent job offers — often powered by artificial intelligence ...

Sweepstakes entry data can fuel marketing profiles and reach scammers. The Epsilon fraud case revealed how targeted lists ...

An Australian couple have had to erect a sign out the front of their home after more than 100 buyers turned up to their door because a bogus seller used their address for a Facebook Marketplace scam.

LinkedIn has built its reputation as the world's most trusted professional network, with over 1.3 million members globally. Yet, LinkedIn scams have surged in recent years, with the platform detecting ...

The number of so-called 'pump and dump' scams being reported to the financial regulator has soared recently, causing it great ...

AI voice scams surged 1,210% in 2025, using just three seconds of audio to clone voices. Learn how scammers use data brokers to target families.

Families are being warned about the signs that an older relative is being targeted by romance scammers, after a fake dating ...

Almost $100 million has been stolen in 2026, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, despite fewer ...