An 82-year-old retired sportswriter says he lost nearly $300,000 — his entire life savings — in just 10 weeks after falling victim to a sophisticated online scam that began with a simple text message.

The email lights up your inbox like a ray of hope. A headhunter has identified you as a strong candidate for a job opening. The message shows familiarity with your résumé, and it bears the signature ...

People walk through Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., on Thursday, March 26, 2026. People walk through Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., on Thursday, March 26, 2026. From an ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Can you spot the difference between the two pictures above? The left is a screenshot of real Missouri pastor Alan Beauchamp addressing his congregation after his social media accounts ...

A retired journalist says he lost his life savings — nearly $300,000 in 10 weeks — after a scammer posing as a young woman lured him into a so-called “pig-butchering” scheme. Al Levine, an 82-year-old ...

SEATTLE — Drivers in Washington are being warned that a familiar scam is becoming more difficult to detect. State officials say those behind "unpaid toll" scams are now using artificial intelligence ...

WLWT is investigating a concerning spike in scams in Hamilton County. The Sheriff's Office says these fraudsters are finding ways to trick people into forking over hundreds, sometimes thousands of ...

The number of advertisers bidding on Spotify’s programmatic ad exchange has tripled since its launch a year ago. And this week, it’s releasing new ad formats, including sponsored playlists and ...

Anyone who’s ever planted flowers knows there are two general categories which they fall under: annuals, which grow, bloom and die in a single harvest cycle, or perennials, which grow, bloom, die and ...

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Municipal Court is warning residents about a new scam involving fake letters. Officials say scammers are sending letters claiming recipients must pay a parking fine or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scammers are targeting confused customers. (Tim Robberts via Getty Images) With British mobile providers such as Vodafone and ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Robocalls, texts, and phishing emails from scammers are up this tax season compared to previous years, with artificial intelligence likely increasing fraud attempts, according to the ...