Just when you thought you knew how to avoid online scams, fraudsters have gotten trickier—and more convincing. Many of them have started to send emails impersonating popular retailers.

Crypto scams are rising in Canada. Learn about the most prevalent schemes and how to protect yourself. Cryptocurrency investing offers new and exciting opportunities, but it’s also rife with ...

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To avoid falling foul of fraudsters’ tricks, read our guide on the top investment scams and how to avoid them. What is an investment scam? A fraudster running an investment scam will attempt to ...

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Financial scams aren’t new, by any means, but they have recently accelerated in frequency, thanks in part to the COVID-19 ...

Phoney job ads sent via text and WhatsApp claim to offer lots of money to complete tasks in your own time. These scams are typically used by fraudsters to groom you into an elaborate scam. Recently, ...

Americans lost $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, including over $5.7 billion in investment scams alone, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Even as government agencies and nonprofits work to ...

Some scams are obvious, but others hide in plain sight without us even questioning them. Recently, redditor DylanCTV13 asked the r/AskReddit community to share the scams that are so good that ...