The E-ZPass scam texts — or scams involving other similar toll services — have seemingly been the most prevalent scam in 2025. We here at Mashable initially covered the story in January and updated ...

Affinity or “Pig Butchering” Scheme: A major focus of 2025 enforcement, this long con combines romance and finance. Scammers ...

Americans lose hundreds of millions of dollars each year in travel-related fraud, according to the Joint Economic Committee.

“People will be looking for ways to alleviate their burdens,” Valesquez says of 2026. “So when they get a [message] that says ...

Scammers are flooding inboxes with fake tracking alerts that mimic real carriers, exploiting the holiday rush to steal logins ...

Thailand has helped launch a global effort to fight the spread of online scams that include criminal enterprises based largely in Southeast Asia.

Scams are becoming increasingly common and convincing, especially during the holiday shopping rush. Dr. Anna Amos warned, ...

In January 2024, the Hills were targeted by a sophisticated impersonation scam that resulted in $42,000 being taken out of ...

Steve Wozniak, who helped introduce new technologies by inventing the earliest Apple computers, is sounding the alarm about one of the great threats of this new Information Age: internet fraud. He ...

Even tech-savvy and experienced internet users can fall victim to online scams. Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, using technology and psychology to exploit trust and emotions. Fake ...

The holiday season brings joy and celebration, but it also creates prime opportunities for scammers targeting busy shoppers ...

It’s a sad fact, but true — so many of today’s most common scams work by preying on and exploiting trust, and our most human emotions. And that’s even more true when it comes to online dating scams ...