Scammers have already misused the names of such firms as Latham & Watkins, Dechert, and DLA Piper, according to the U.K. Solicitors Regulation Authority. Criminals are hijacking the names of top law ...

Fraud has no season, but scammers know that the days leading up to April 15 are a terrific time of the year to engage in tax ...

Fraud has no season, but scammers know that the days leading up to April 15 are a terrific time of the year to engage in tax scams and schemes. Anyone who is distracted when they're worrying about ...

Scam protection. From James Hattori CNNdotCOM Correspondent (CNN) -- Buyer, beware of scams. Half of all Internet fraud complaints are related to online auctions, ...

Cybercriminals and online scammers stole a record $16.6 billion last year, the FBI said Wednesday. The figure, from the FBI’s annual Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report, is a sharp rise from ...

One minute you’re just checking your email, shopping online or applying for a new job. Then almost instantly, your bank account has been drained or someone just applied for a loan in your name. This ...

Online gambling is big business. Topping revenue of $84bn in 2023, the business of online casinos, virtual poker and sports betting is on the rise. It’s been helped in no small part by the Supreme ...

Scams are big business: every year, criminals steal billions of dollars from people of all ages. And when these criminals target older adults—which they often do—even more is at stake. Scammers steal ...

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Discover how betting fraud affects online players in 2025, with scams, identity theft, and payment fraud rising across ...

Online scams involving cryptocurrency are often targeting Alaskans and particularly older residents of the state, according to new data from federal authorities. The FBI released its 2024 Internet ...