Scammers are sending fake Facebook settlement payout emails that mimic legitimate notices from the privacy settlement administrator to deceive users.

WKMG News 6 ClickOrlando investigative reporter Louis Bolden opens his report with a warning that hits like a gut punch: ...

Facebook's ad system has quietly become one of the most profitable engines for online fraud, turning deceptive promotions into a multibillion‑dollar revenue stream. Internal documents and outside ...

Are you as fed up as I am with the seemingly endless number of scams flooding Facebook? You know, the ones I’m talking about — the messages that make you stop and think, "Is this for real?" Whether ...

According to an FBI internet crime report, the most frequently reported crime was phishing, which intends to trick a victim into providing sensitive information like a password or bank pin. With ...

The Greene County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a recent post on the Greene County, N.Y. Community Facebook page officials believe is designed to cause public panic and is a potentially ...

"I lost 10 pounds in 10 days," said a reader, after describing a Facebook scammer who ruined his account. "I want to cut my throat." It all started when he obeyed a fishy text from Facebook Messenger.

New London — Kathleen Mitchell says she thinks of herself as a smart woman. It's all the more reason she remains stunned that she recently fell prey to what appears to be a phishing scam that cost her ...

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 ...

(KRON) – The Santa Clara Police Department brought awareness to a romance scheme after a potential scammer attempted to scam someone in the department’s Facebook comments. On Sunday, Santa Clara PD ...