Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The FTC reveals that a disproportionate amount of scams originate from social media sources. It's a social scam. According to the ...

The US Federal Trade Commission said that social media has become a major source of online scams in the country, with new data showing that nearly 30% of people who reported losing money to scams in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. That great bargain you just spotted on social media? Well, proceed with caution before you pull out that credit card. The ...

Social media has become fraudsters' favorite medium, allowing scammers to steal a staggering $2.1 billion in 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Tuesday. The amount of money lost in ...

Scamless expands its AI-powered scam detection platform designed to identify and prevent fraud across major social media and messaging channels, including Instagram, Facebook Messenger, and TikTok. As ...

Social media scams reached alarming levels in 2025, with Americans losing a staggering $2.1 billion to fraud schemes, according to a new report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The figure ...

The National Council on Aging has released new findings showing that online scams tied to social media advertising are widely experienced among older Americans, yet many incidents never get reported.

Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) unveiled legislation Wednesday that would require online platforms, including social media companies, to take “reasonable steps” to prevent ...

Pima County Sheriff's Department (PCSD) has issued an urgent warning about social media scams linked to the Nancy Guthrie investigation. The department confirmed there are no official fundraising ...