Meta's internal documents that Reuters accessed reveal that the Big Tech company earned almost $16 billion revenue from scam ads in 2024.

Authorities emphasized that recovering funds lost in scams is very rare and once money is lost, it is extremely difficult to ...

The scammer told the victim they needed to pay taxes on the prize money before they could get it, police said.

Scammers tend to target people who have worked hard, built savings, and value trust—and that’s why those over 50 are often at ...

Trusted Plumbing & Heating LLC, a reputable and long-standing Renton plumbing and HVAC company, has launched a public ...

On Tuesday, Patrick Crumback gave $1,000 in Amazon Gift Cards to a scammer over the phone. He hopes his story will be a lesson for others.

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The U.S. government has seized bitcoin worth nearly $15 billion and charged a joint U.K.-Cambodian businessman, Prince Holding Group Chairman Chen Zhu, with wire fraud and money laundering. The ...

DENVER – Scams targeting older Americans are surging, and federal officials are warning that the tactics are becoming harder to detect. The Federal Trade Commission says scammers are posing as IRS ...

South Korea’s efforts are part of a widening international crackdown on criminal groups running online fraud schemes from Southeast Asia. By John Yoon and Francesca Regalado Reporting from Seoul South ...

The U.S. government on Tuesday designated a Cambodian conglomerate as a transnational criminal organization, accusing it of running online scam operations that have victimized people across the U.S.

LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Britain and the United States on Tuesday sanctioned a Southeast Asia-based multinational network accused of operating large-scale online 'scam centres' that used trafficked ...