Criminals are inserting screws in gas pump nozzle holders to keep transactions open after customers drive off, allowing the criminals to get free fuel. In May 2026, social media users, news media ...

Ohio officials are warning residents about text message scams demanding payment for fake tolls, court fees, or traffic tickets. Imposter scams, where someone pretends to be from a government agency or ...

Santa Clara County alleges Meta profited from scam ads, citing leaked documents and Reuters reporting Meta accused of tolerating fraudulent ads, misleading users about anti-scam efforts Meta has ...

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday is warning Pennsylvanians about a new phishing scam involving fake digital invitations sent from compromised email accounts. Scammers are sending emails that ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Democrats have issued a warning about "Scam PACs"—fake political ...

A joint international operation involving U.S. and Chinese authorities arrested at least 276 suspects and shut down nine cryptocurrency investment fraud centers. The crackdown was led by Dubai Police ...

In another police action, European police arrested 10 people and took down three scam centers, estimated to have stolen over $58 million from victims around the world. A Dubai police-led international ...

From AI-powered scam detection to data removal and remote access blocking, here are the best tools to help protect your identity, money, and more. I review privacy tools like hardware security keys, ...

Scammers are getting sneakier, so we have to be smarter. Here’s how. When you Google something, how do you tell which website you should look at first? If you’re like most people, whether you’re ...

Phishing scams have always tried to trick you into clicking malicious links, often relying on scare tactics — fake bank alerts, IRS threats, parking tickets, the works. The new playbook is a little ...

DELAWARE - Delawareans, beware of a new cell phone scam starting this week across the first state. Delaware court officials say the scam text pretends to be from the Justice of the Peace Court and ...