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Watch out for these common holiday travel scams – CBS News Watch CBS News With more than half of Americans planning to travel this holiday season, members of…
Read more Watch out for these common holiday travel scamsMichelle Mildred is the proud entrepreneur behind the company Coloring Your Own. She’s not the owner of a company called “Flolyed Shop,” which is just one of the…
Read more This entrepreneur’s product went viral on TikTok. Scammers quickly swooped in.There have been nearly 1.5 million reports of fraud so far this year, which is up from 1.3 million for the same period last year. Ash-har Quraishi got…
Read more Go behind the scenes to see how VISA thwarts scams as fraud increasesA man from Burnsville, Minnesota, is accused of scamming thousands of dollar from more than a dozen Twin Cities residents who sought his tree care services. The 44-year-old…
Read more Twin Cities man accused of swindling thousands from customers seeking tree care servicesDiane Reynolds said she was caught off guard when someone contacted the Maryland retiree online and said access to her computer had been blocked for safety reasons. “There…
Read more Bitcoin ATMs enable cryptocurrency scams, federal prosecutor allegesAmericans receive tens of millions of unsolicited automated calls and texts each day, often intended to dupe them into forking over personal information or money. That’s the thrust…
Read more Americans are getting 2.5 billion robocalls a month — the highest level in yearsIt looks official — a letter stamped with the U.S. Supreme Court seal, signed by Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, warning that…
Read more Think the Supreme Court sent you a letter? Social Security watchdog has a warning for you.The U.S. government has seized $15 billion in bitcoin from a Cambodian business conglomerate charged with running a global cryptocurrency scam. Federal prosecutors claim Chen Zhi, the founder…
Read more Feds seize $15 billion in bitcoin after busting alleged global crypto scamPlano, Texas — In many ways, Tejasvi Manoj of Plano, Texas, is an average 17-year-old. “You’ve got to balance, like, all of your classes, and then you have…
Read more Texas teen uses computer science to fight scammersWCCO digital headlines: Afternoon of Sept. 18, 2025 WCCO digital headlines: Afternoon of Sept. 18, 2025 03:35 State officials are warning Minnesotans about a scam that asks recipients…
Read more Receive a text about your tax refund? It’s a scam, the Minnesota Department of Revenue saysA man from Jamaica has pled guilty to multiple federal charges in connection with a seven-year sweepstakes scam that defrauded a California woman out of more than $180,000,…
Read more Man from Jamaica pleads guilty to defrauding California woman out of $181KA Japanese octogenarian was swindled out of thousands of dollars after falling in love online with a self-described astronaut who sought her help to avert a spaceship crisis,…
Read more Woman loses thousands of dollars to romance scammer posing as astronaut in distress, police in Japan sayScammers hire models to fool Americans – CBS News Watch CBS News A group of romance scammers based in Ghana have been hiring models and escorts to fool…
Read more Scammers hire models to fool Americans92-year-old woman loses life savings in online scam – CBS News Watch CBS News Earlier in 2024, CBS News shared a story about the growing epidemic of overseas…
Read more 92-year-old woman loses life savings in online scam3 tips to spot misinformation online – CBS News Watch CBS News It’s more important than ever to scrutinize what you see online. These three tips from CBS…
Read more 3 tips to spot misinformation onlineWhy U.S. law enforcement struggles to combat online romance scams – CBS News Watch CBS News Local and federal authorities face challenges in investigating and prosecuting romance scammers…
Read more Why U.S. law enforcement struggles to combat online romance scamsWarning signs of dating app scams Dating app scams revealed: Did you think you were falling in love but fell for a robot instead? 01:31 Activity on dating…
Read more Online dating scams peak ahead of Valentine’s Day. Here are warning signs you may be falling for a chatbot.A gift card issuer is facing a lawsuit over allegations it failed to make its popular prepaid cards less susceptible to a common scam. The lawsuit, filed last…
Read more “Vanilla Gift” card issuer faces lawsuit over card-draining scam riskFormer Celtic Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis convicted in NBA insurance fraud scheme Former Celtic Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis convicted in NBA insurance fraud scheme 00:16 A grand jury…
Read more Former NBA stars convicted of defrauding the league’s health insurance of millionsFBI warns of “phantom hacker” scam targeting seniors – CBS News Watch CBS News Online scammers known as “phantom hackers” who operate as fake tech support specialists are…
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