With AI fueling new schemes, scams have become a booming business—and 2026 could be the most lucrative year yet. I show you ...

Be on the lookout for these scams this year, and follow our advice to stop criminals in their tracks. I review privacy tools like hardware security keys, password managers, private messaging apps, and ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ experiences with and views of online scams and attacks. For this analysis, we surveyed 9,397 adults from April 14 to 20, 2025.

With over a dozen credit cards and millions of credit card points racked up, Nancy Jiang condenses the complex world of card-churning for maximum rewards with minimum effort. Her work has been ...

Nearly three-quarters of Americans have experienced some kind of online scam or attack, according to a new Pew Research Center report. That might even be underselling the extent of the problem, said C ...

Today’s kids are more digitally active than ever, which makes them vulnerable to online scams. Here’s a look at some back-to-school scams targeting students—and how to avoid becoming a victim. For ...

Text or short message service (SMS) scams decreased significantly by 86.6% in 2025, as scammers shifted to call-based scams ...

If you’re an honest person, it may be difficult for you to believe that someone would scam you. Internet scammers can be slick enough to convince you they’re someone they’re not. Only you can protect ...