Pickpockets were once the biggest worry for travelers heading to new destinations on vacation. But travel scams have become more sophisticated, ...

For people looking for love online, a match with a scammer could cost them their life savings.

Internet scams are not new, but they are changing as technology evolves. Advances in artificial intelligence have made scams ...

In 2025, victims lost $3.5 billion (1) to imposter scams. Now, CBS News chief correspondent Matt Gutman nearly became a victim of one of those scams. “I just got SCAMMED,” Matt Gutman posted in a ...

Scammers can be convincing in getting people to give away personal information and at times, even their money. Last month, a Fuquay-Varina man who lost more than $750,000 to a scam shared his story.

What if one of the very steps you've been told to take to avoid scams is being used against you?

Consumers want to go directly to their financial institution to safeguard their account. You can report fraud, scams and bad business practices at ReportFraud.ftc.gov. Consider initiating a credit ...

Scammers are posing as law enforcement or court officials to steal money from survivors of domestic violence, N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson warned Thursday. The scams have been reported in North ...

AI voice scams are no longer as niche as they once were. The technology is both cheap and convincing: a worrying combination that has lowered the barrier to entry for would-be scammers. According to a ...