Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scammers call people from hidden numbers and attempt to deceive them. (Getty) (Getty Images) One in seven people in the UK have ...

Most types of financial fraud are relatively straightforward: the fraudster uses creative accounting, inflated numbers, or out-and-out lies to trick their victim into handing over money or valuables ...

Apple Pay, the mobile payment system introduced last year continues to gain traction with retailers and banks, but it’s still got a long way to go. You may have also heard various Apple Pay Fraud ...

The government is ramping up efforts to drive down benefit fraud after the passing of a law that allows money owed to be taken directly from fraudsters' bank accounts. In December last year, the ...

A new scam targeting Amazon users is making the rounds in the form of suspicious text messages, but those who know what to look out for can avoid being taken advantage of. The texts in question were ...

The felony charges lodged Wednesday against Rep. Chris Collins, R-Clarence, sound complicated — securities fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy, among others. But the underlying scheme at the center of ...

The Brown County Sheriff's Office has investigated over $4.6 million lost to cryptocurrency scams since the beginning of 2024, according to Sgt. Justin Raska. A relatively new scam format in which ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A new scam is born every day, but cybersecurity experts are fighting back by arming bankers and those at risk with information about a fraud run by multinational ...