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A Carlsbad woman was almost scammed after leaving a Yelp review for an airline, when a scammer posing as the airline ...

Scammers don't just reach out directly — they also set traps by creating fake websites and listing fraudulent phone numbers online that appear to belong to legitimate companies. Venmo warns that its ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The promise of a dream job is costing Americans millions. According to the FTC, in just 2022, people reported losing $367 million to job scams. I reached out to one of those scammers ...

My dad vividly recalls the day he got a phone call from someone impersonating one of his grandsons. The connection wasn’t clear, but he got the gist of the message: Jack was calling from overseas, he ...

Everywhere you look there's a potential scam waiting to happen. Look no further than your inbox, CNET survey finds. Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She specializes in data-driven ...

The internet is littered with unproven health supplements that use deceptive marketing and sales practices to trick victims into handing over their money. Not all health supplements are scams, but ...

With much of the country dealing with a never-ending heat wave, people are desperate to keep their homes as cool and comfortable as possible. Unfortunately, cooling devices such as fans and A/C units ...