As we head into the last stretch of December (and last-minute gift shopping), your doorstep is probably busier than ever. And if you're anything like me, you're probably also juggling shipping updates ...

It seems like hardly a month goes by without some new or increasingly frequent online scam trying to separate us from our money or data. In June, it was the so-called Apple High Alert scam. Now it’s a ...

SHERIDAN — Artificial intelligence is giving scammers new ways to automate fraud, build relationships with victims and operate at a scale faster than law enforcement can investigate. That was a key ...

Crypto ATMs are popping up everywhere. According to Coin ATM Radar, there are over 39,000 machines across the U.S. as of October 2025. These ATMs let you buy and send crypto at convenience stores or ...

Online extortion scams, when scammers make threats and demands to get your money, are becoming more frequent. In 2023, the FBI recorded more than 48,000 extortion victims — a 22% jump from the prior ...

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Lack of a unified strategy: Despite growing threats from scams, no government-wide strategy currently exists to guide federal agencies’ anti-scam efforts, resulting in fragmented and uncoordinated ...