The video of a dramatic arrest of an Indian scammer by the Michigan Sheriff's Office has now been released. The case was interesting as the scammer was scammed by the cops and an alert store owner and ...

Consumer investigator Brian Roche, who has been exploring the use of AI in scams, demonstrated how easily these videos can be made. Sign up for our Newsletters Dr. Peilong Li, a computer engineer and ...

A woman named Abigail believed she was in a romantic relationship with a famous actor. The messages felt real. The voice sounded right. The video looked authentic. And the love felt personal. By the ...

In May 2024, Pooja Shali, an anchor for India Today, received a concerned message from a friend. The friend had been scrolling Instagram Reels and came across what appeared to be a video of Shali ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Love-struck fan duped by AI videos of popular soap star in shocking $81K scam A Los Angeles woman was reportedly duped out of more ...

A passenger at Bengaluru Airport recorded and shared a viral video after encountering two alleged scammers within an hour.

While financial scams have always been around, the variety of schemes that scammers employ to steal money are easily proliferated these days with the internet, social media, AI and crypto. Frauds and ...

Whether we were ready for it or not, generative AI technology has circulated far and wide across the internet. Most of the major tech brands are pushing their own AI-powered tools and assistants, and ...

Romance scams are among the most emotionally damaging forms of cyber crime because they combine carefully manufactured intimacy with financial theft – the scammers go after your heart, and then your ...

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 ...

A Los Angeles woman was reportedly duped out of more than $81,000 by a scammer using AI-generated videos of “General Hospital” star Steve Burton. Abigail Ruvalcaba sent money through prepaid cards, ...