Scam

A text scam is going around that could cost taxpayers a significant sum of money.

Meta tells Newsweek how it is working to protect vulnerable users against love scams on social media.

According to the Federal Trade Commission, roughly $8.8 billion was stolen due to fraud during 2022 alone.

The agency has advised the public to be cautious when receiving seemingly official texts requesting personal information.

A woman on TikTok warned of a scam involving calls from your bank about "fraudulent" activity.

Fraudsters have sent phishing texts to unsuspecting taxpayers asking them for their personal information.

The IRS warned of a new smishing scam targeting American taxpayers.

As tax season begins, a number of common scams are worth keeping an eye on.

Amanda Riley, convicted of faking cancer and stealing thousands in donations, is the subject of the docuseries "Scamanda."

Scammers are targeting drivers through toll road scam texts in California and Massachusetts. Here's what to do if you receive one.

The EZDriveMA scam involves a text asking drivers to pay a small fee, usually just $6.99, on their unpaid tolls for using the Massachusetts highway system.

This "phantom hacker" scam is targeting Apple and Android products. Here's what you should know.

"I tried to help her several times and got rejected," the original poster wrote in their Reddit post.

Kid Rock shared his thoughts following the news that a scammer pretending to be Pitt has swindled a woman out of $850,000.

A recent jury scam has targeted several counties across the United States. Here's what you should know.

"Our brains work on emotion, not logic. Logic tells you this could be a scam; emotion makes us fall for it anyway," an expert told Newsweek.

A French woman claims to have sent approximately $850,000 to the scammer after they began chatting in 2023.

The woman realized she was not dating Brad Pitt after she saw pictures of him with his current girlfriend online.

A popular YouTube creator is accusing PayPal of defrauding influencers and online shoppers though its coupon service Honey.

Americans are frequently receiving spam texts with no prior context, attempting to spark a conversation. In November alone, 19.2 billion spam texts were sent.

The pair, now in their 70s, have repeatedly wed and split over the past 43 years, with a court suggesting the cycle may have been a bid to defraud the state.

"Scammers are also shopping—for their next victim's personal information," a department spokesperson said.

This year, Giving Tuesday is December 3, and many people are turning out to donate to their favorite charities.

Credit card fraud in the U.S. resulted in $173 million in losses in 2023, an FBI report found.

Greg E. Lindberg, 54, of Tampa, Florida, entered the plea on Tuesday in Charlotte before U.S. Magistrate Judge David Keesler.

"This is fake, I can't stop people scamming or lying using my name," Welch wrote on social media.

The scam appeared as a banner on the website's homepage underneath a promotional advertisement of the LEGO Fortnite collaboration.

Jennifer Williamson felt sad and a "bit stupid" after discovering the truth and failing to spot one major giveaway.

World Liberty Financial, a crypto business linked to the former president, uses a website domain service used by suspected scammers.

Romance scams are increasingly common as more people maintain social media accounts today, making them easy targets for strangers.