With AI fueling new schemes, scams have become a booming business—and 2026 could be the most lucrative year yet. I show you how to spot them and stay safe.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Cambodia’s arrest and extradition of a powerful tycoon accused of running a vast online scam network marks a rare strike against an industry that has stolen tens of ...

ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – An Upstate boutique owner has been arrested in reference to a reported scam in Fairfield County. On Dec. 26, the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a scam ...

TL;DR: Resourceful hackers have been running Doom, or ports of the original source code, on countless, most unlikely devices. Anything with a processor goes, from calculators to kitchen appliances, ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A Kansas family is out nearly $1,000 after being scammed while trying to purchase a Christmas swingset online, according to a Better Business Bureau report. The family ordered ...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—Foreign laborers being held against their will in Cambodia to run online scams were forced to keep working even as Thai military attacks on the disputed border area intensified ...

Global e-commerce sales are predicted to exceed $6.4 trillion in 2025. And a large share of these will come via marketplaces. But while they ostensibly offer convenience and safety for consumers and ...

Welcome to Data Breach 101, a Tom's Guide limited series dedicated to smarter online decision making when it comes to your personal data. Scams are more sophisticated than ever, and the best way to ...

When an actual human being answered an airline customer-service hotline after a single ring, I probably should have known I was being scammed. At the time, I wasn’t exactly thinking critically. It was ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand on Thursday helped launch a global effort to fight the spread of online scams that include criminal enterprises based largely in Southeast Asia estimated to bilk billions of ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is warning residents about several prevalent scams that tend to crop up around the holiday season, when people are shopping, traveling, ...