Scammers on Facebook are gaming the platform’s recommendation engine to push fraudulent content directly into the feeds of ...

Facebook's algorithm exploits seniors through targeted scams, causing $12.5 billion in losses as AI weaponizes personal data against vulnerable users.

Scammers target widows and divorced women using obituary data and broker profiles. Learn how retirement and romance scams really begin.

Consumer protection experts warn that legal data collection by brokers poses greater privacy threats than traditional scams, ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- In our new series "Social Studies," we're going to teach you how to spot scams on apps like Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. We'll also show you how to find discounts and deals ...

Social media makes it easy to connect with people, but it also makes it just as easy for fraudsters to pretend they are someone they are not. Fake accounts, misleading checkmarks and smooth-talking ...

A man does not need to be careless to get conned. He only needs to be busy, confident, or a little curious at the wrong moment. Right now, criminals across the country focus on men over 40 because ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - A new report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shows a big jump in the amount of money Americans are losing to fraud. In 2024, 2.6 million consumers reported fraud to the ...

Online job scams are increasing — through fake job listings, social media profiles posing as recruiters and scam texts or emails with nonexistent job offers — often powered by artificial intelligence ...

An Australian couple have had to erect a sign out the front of their home after more than 100 buyers turned up to their door because a bogus seller used their address for a Facebook Marketplace scam.