The promise of getting something for free is a commonly used tactic in a scammer's trap, often accompanied by the urgency to ...

A handbook found during a police raid on a compound used by a cyberfraud gang in the Philippines offers detailed instructions ...

From there, the scammer files a new deed with the local county clerk, transferring the property to their name or an alias. Once the forged deed is filed, they can sell the home, take out a mortgage, ...

An Apple scammer loses access to over 120,000 files. The loss shuts down his entire operation. After the damage, he finally ...

Pierogi from Scammer Payback on YouTube joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about scams and scambaiting. Why do scammers ask victims to buy gift cards? What are some of the biggest ...

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Cassady said the scammer handed the bill to an employee while she was distracted. It happened on Dec. 22, 2025, during the ...

Deputies are warning residents to watch out for someone posing as an employee of the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office.

This kind of fraud is known as “pig-butchering” because the gangs say targets are led like hapless pigs to slaughter. It is ...