An Escondido retiree who lost $177,000 to an international investment scam says he wishes his bank had done more to stop him from sending away his life savings, highlighting a growing challenge for ...

A new lawsuit filed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is a showcase of how hard it’s become to police the app stores for scammy apps. The suit alleges that a company known as Genesis Tech ...

Police in Stratford are issuing a warning about a recent bank impersonation scam that is targeting local residents and is causing them to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars. Investigators said the ...

VINITA, Okla. — Joyce Kelso started getting calls, telling her she had won a large cash prize, a car, and a bonus through Publishers Clearing House. There was just one catch: the caller wanted her ...

Google is suing to dismantle the infrastructure behind an alleged massive AI-powered cybercrime operation. On Friday, the tech giant announced a lawsuit against an alleged Chinese cybercrime network ...

The "screw method" scam is taking over social media by storm, but you can rest easy: According to Snopes, it's actually a hoax. Reports have been making the rounds in recent weeks, enough to even get ...

I’ve been covering Android since 2023, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally ...

Scammers have found a new way to reach shoppers: getting ChatGPT to do their marketing for them. According to The Guardian, scam-checking service Ask Silver found that OpenAI’s chatbot is recommending ...

It’s the latest social media warning. Police departments across the country are supposedly warning people of a new gas pump scam called the “screw method.” The scam involves fraudsters sticking a ...

Q: I’ve been getting strange invitation emails lately; how do I know if they’re real? A: With graduation parties, weddings and summer get-togethers filling up the calendar, it’s perfectly normal to be ...

Five young men thought they were going to Cambodia to intern at a casino. Instead, they say, they became enslaved in one of the world’s most sophisticated fraud networks, an industry that has swindled ...

Dear Eric: I have a 63-year-old friend who is miserable. She’s working a job she hates, doesn’t go out much and has no pension. She is always broke, her car is about to die and she’s talking about ...