The bilingual handbook similarly emphasizes that the scammer should quickly enmesh themselves in the target's life. The ...

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The potential for record-breaking online sales this holiday season unfortunately signifies opportunities for holiday scams, adding urgency to consumer warnings from U.S. government agencies such as ...

The statute of limitations on domestic violence depends on the nature of the abuse, the state it happened in, and other factors. Technically, you can file a police report at any time. But there may be ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Debt collection scams can be one of the most frightening and persistent scam types. Victims often report that scammers harass them or their family members for weeks or even months, both at home and at ...

ST. LOUIS — Chris Maxwell is a voice you don’t hear from every day. Once a scammer, he’s now exposing the dark secrets of a global fraud network. “I just wanted to make money. I just wanted to make a ...

While generative AI might have many noble uses, scammers are using it to clone voices, create deepfakes, and a lot more. Here's how you can stay safe.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- An international scammer is admitting how he stole from innocent people and is now using the skills to help a company track his predecessors. This comes as tax-related scams are ...

CHARLOTTE — A local man says he was stunned when he learned that scammers tried to refinance his home in Highland Creek. Samuel Helmick says he wasn’t looking to refinance. “Oh, absolutely not. No,” ...