Common scams include fake refund claims, threats of arrest, and suspicious links impersonating the official IRS.gov website. The IRS will not initiate contact through unsolicited texts, emails, or ...

Legitimate tax relief companies help taxpayers navigate existing IRS options like payment plans and offers in compromise. Warning signs of a scam include guarantees of debt reduction, large upfront ...

SEOUL—On a California-based company’s internal directory, he was just another face in the grid of remote workers—a prolific software developer with a polished LinkedIn profile and an IP address ...

These days, rather than showing you the traditional list of links when you run a search query, Google is intent on throwing up AI Overviews instead: synthesized summaries of information scraped off ...

Ahead of the most romantic holiday of the year, authorities Thursday warned people to be extra cautious on dating websites, apps or social media as scammers are looking to take advantage of people ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Cybercriminals are sending fake event invitations that appear to come from Punchbowl, a popular website for digital greeting cards and invitations. The fraudulent invitations tell ...

A trio of Southern California swindlers was arrested for allegedly perpetrating a tricky ATM scam that left their victims cashless and confused. The three Romanian-born suspects are accused of fooling ...

Bipartisan SCAM Act targets fraudulent ads on social media Bill follows Reuters report revealing that Meta internally projected huge revenue from scam ads Legislation would require platforms to verify ...

PCWorld reports that cybercriminals are exploiting Microsoft Power BI’s legitimate notification feature to send convincing phishing emails from genuine Microsoft addresses. These fake payment alerts ...

Jan. 29 (UPI) --China on Thursday executed 11 members of the Ming-family crime syndicate in connection with the running of online scam centers in civil war-torn Myanmar, according to state-run media.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (KCTV) - Four men are behind bars after an elaborate retail scam netted more than $6,000 in cash across the Kansas City metro. The Lawrence, Kansas, Police Department says the suspects ...

With the IRS now accepting people's tax returns for 2025, a federal watchdog is warning Americans to beware of so-called phishing and smishing scams designed to trick people into unwittingly handing ...