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 ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Here's a quick tip on some of the top scams to watch out for this year, according to the Better Business Bureau. Number one is online shopping scams. Look out for fake websites and ...

January is when scammers have everything they need. According to YouMail's Robocall Index, U.S. consumers received just over 4.7 billion robocalls in January 2025, a roughly 9% increase from December ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- With the recent cold snap, your heating system will be getting a workout, driving up your utility bill. You need to be on alert for utility scams. According to the Better ...

If you find a weight loss ad on your phone, you may want to keep scrolling. A scam involving deep-fake videos about a weight loss product, LipoMax, as a form of the “pink salt trick” has garnered over ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - People in Northeast Wisconsin are losing money to a new text scam. The text makes it look like you’re getting a reward, but it’s a phishing scam to steal your payment ...

We take a look at some remarkable reporting from Myanmar. By Sam Sifton I am the host of this newsletter. Deep in the densely forested borderlands of war-torn Myanmar, two of our journalists recently ...

This week in cybersecurity: AI coding agents with exploitable vulnerabilities, cybercrime rings operating like professional enterprises, and new scam tactics—including malicious QR codes. I've been ...

Ghost patients, sham companies, offshore owners and corrupt doctors. Auditors and prosecutors say hospice fraud in Los Angeles is off the charts, with providers scamming billions from taxpayers for ...

Wisconsin consumers are reporting hundreds of dollars lost to scams promoting discounted GLP-1 drugs and other weight loss alternatives. GLP-1 drugs, like Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro, are a class of ...

Romance scams have evolved beyond fake profiles and obvious lies, with fraudsters now using AI-powered video impersonation, stolen social media identities, and long-term emotional manipulation to gain ...

As the popularity of weight-loss drugs continues to boom, it has opened the door for scammers eager to dupe people into buying fake versions of the medications. The Better Business Bureau has issued a ...