Scammers are using AI to bilk victims out of millions: Here’s how to protect yourself
This is no way to keep up with grandma. Cruel scammers are cheating elderly people out of millions of dollars with a new high tech scam that uses AI to ...
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20 people, mental health business, and a church charged in sober living scheme in Arizona
Twenty people, a mental health business and a church were charged in an indictment that alleged Arizona’s Medicaid program was defrauded $60 million in a scheme involving billing for mental ...
Google’s Android 16 Takes Aim at Phone and Text Scams
Google yanked the wraps off plans to imbue Android 16, the upcoming release of the mobile operating system slated for a June release, with a slew of guardrails and protections ...
Yankees ticket deadbeat sentenced to four years in prison for stiffing IRS out of $3.5M in payroll taxes
A New Jersey man who once stiffed the New York Yankees out of more than $626,000 was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to pay more than $3.5 ...
Cyber scams are skyrocketing, costing Americans $16B — and this state lost the most to online fraudsters
Cyber scams skyrocketed in 2024, with digital fraudsters stealing $16 billion from Americans — a 33% increase from the previous year, according to FBI data released on Thursday. The FBI’s ...
Long Island grandparents book $23K dream vacation to Europe — but travel agency vanishes: ‘Don’t know how you live with yourself’
A Long Island couple booked a European dream cruise to celebrate a medical milestone — but the travel agency took their $23,000 and cruised right out of town, a report ...
NYC council candidate, radio host Frank Morano admits he was duped into helping romance scam artist get out of prison
First time caller, long time fraud. A local radio host running for City Council admitted he was duped into helping a romance scam artist get out of prison only for ...
Oklahoma woman charged with laundering $1.5M from elderly women in online romance scam
Charges have been filed against an Oklahoma woman who is being accused of laundering nearly $1.5 million in funds obtained through online romance scams, targeting elderly women. Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced ...
Phony mourner pulls out machete and violently robs Harlem funeral home director
A robber pretending to be in mourning violently attacked a Harlem funeral director — whipping out a machete and repeatedly punching him in the head to swipe his phone and ...
Delete and Report These Texts as Soon as You Get Them
We all know how realistic some text messaging scams can be—especially for those who aren’t privy to such things. Many times, my grandma has called me and asked about a ...
