A call from someone pretending to be an IRS agent is, for most of us, just part of the furniture of modern digital life. We hang up, we block the number, we move on. But for Ashton Bingham, then an ...

"Scambaiting" is when the target of a phone or online scam realizes what's happening and plays along. The goal is to waste as much of the scammer's time as possible. The process is often hilarious and ...

A “Geek Squad” scammer sends a fake email bait, tries to get remote access, and starts steering the victim into a refund scam pipeline. But the bait flips: the investigators gain access back and begin ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Digital forensics, AI, deepfakes, and what becomes proof in court. Imagine this: a sweet, polite “grandma” answering a scammer’s ...

Screenshot captured by NPR British mobile phone company O2 has unveiled a new creation, Daisy, a chit-chat and kitty-cat loving artificial intelligence “granny” who talks to scammers to keep them away ...

If you see a heart-wrenching post about a lost pet, a senior in need or a missing child on your Facebook feed, think twice before you share. It could be the setup for a bait-and-switch scam.

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office and Better Business Bureau are sounding the alarm on a growing Facebook scam that is deceiving users across the country, including right ...

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