Geoff Williams is a journalist and author. His byline has appeared in numerous publications, including U.S. News & World Report, Yahoo Finance, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, LIFE magazine ...

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.

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this story included data provided to USA TODAY that misstated the amount lost to scams globally last year. It was $1.026 billion. Scammers have ...

A highly sophisticated scam is hitting Mounds View and appearing to come directly from city officials. The city says it's fake and targeting your personal information from public records it posts in ...

New research shows how AI is powering romance-baiting scams by building trust over time. Learn what the study reveals and how ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. As the 2025 tax season unfolds, the Internal Revenue Service has unveiled its ...

Sextortion scams, where a malicious actor attempts to extort money by threatening to publish stolen intimate photographs or video, are one of the most insidious forms of online scams. But in a ...

It starts with something small, a text that feels oddly familiar. Maybe it says, "Hey, how are you?" or "Are you coming to the BBQ?" Before you know it, you're in a friendly back-and-forth with ...

It started with a Facebook friend request and a message that felt too good to be true. Then, it quickly turned into an expensive lesson in online deception. The woman this happened to in Jensen Beach, ...

The gentle voice of an elderly woman named Edna is heard over the phone. "I'm going to call Ticketmaster and see if we can get us some tickets to a Taylor Swift concert, OK?" she says. "Will you call ...