The next text message you receive might not be from who you think it’s from—it might be a smishing scam. One common form of online...
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How to Avoid Venmo Scams
Money-transfer apps such as Venmo can be a convenient way to pay…and an attractive target for scammers. Venmo—and similar apps like PayPal and Zelle—provide a...
Beware of These Online Shopping Scams
Online shopping combines two things that scammers love to exploit—access to victims’ credit card numbers and the anonymity of the Internet. Here are five online...
The Latest Email Scams
Email scams are becoming tougher than ever to detect. Thanks to artificial intelligence, even scammers who lack strong command of the English language or graphic...
How to Prevent Identity Theft
Identity fraud is a persistent problem these days. When companies that store your information suffer data breaches, thieves sell your personal info to criminals who...
Friendly Fraud?
Recently I noticed an unfamiliar charge on my Visa bill. I filed a dispute with the credit card company, got a quick refund—and whoops!—realized that...
Paper Check Fraud Is On the Rise
Check fraud may seem like an outdated crime in today’s world of digital payments, but it’s surging, according to an alert sent to banks by...
It Is So Easy to Be Scammed
My phone dinged the other day, indicating that I had a new text message. It was my bank letting me know that there had been...
Beware of these Coin-Collecting Scams!
In this video, Scott Travers, gold and rare coin expert and author, discusses coin-collecting scams and what to be aware of when purchasing from a…
How to Keep Financial Information Safer on Your Phone
More and more of your financial life happens right on your smartphone—and not just buying stuff on Amazon and elsewhere. Banking and brokerage apps let...