According to the FTC, fraud losses hit $15.9 billion in 2025. Imposter scams led in sheer number of reports, but investment ...

American consumers lost a total of $2.1 billion to scams on social media last year, according to the Federal Trade Commission ...

Americans lost nearly $21 billion to scams in 2025, according to a new FBI Internet Crime Report. Investment scams, business email compromises, and tech support fraud were the top three scams by money ...

Scammers are getting sneakier, so we have to be smarter. Here’s how.

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Just about every day, we receive emails from readers who have encountered new scams. Many involve cryptocurrency. The pattern keeps repeating. Someone receives a message that feels urgent, emotional ...

You open your inbox and see a subject line from Apple. It says an app-specific password was generated for your account. Then your stomach drops. The email claims you ...

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With 23% of America’s 52 billion robocalls categorized as scams, I feel like I’m gambling every time I decide to answer a call from an unknown number. And if it’s not you being taken for a “sucker,” ...

A rental scam that has been around for years is still tricking people across the Triangle and beyond and costing victims thousands of dollars. What makes this scam especially convincing is that ...