In this Apple Crime Log, police "slow-walk" an AirTag theft, a man loses an iPhone to an eBay refund scam, and Crash ...

This scam can be deeply frustrating, and it’s deceptively simple: You order an item, open the box and there’s nothing there. Scammers can trick you into buying an empty box by burying phrases like ...

Retailers lose $76.5 billion annually to return fraud as nearly 10% of U.S. retail returns involve fraudulent activity, with $850 billion in returns expected in 2025.

Shoppers are increasingly exploiting return policies with various scams to defraud companies, and it is costing retailers billions. While retailers have tried to mitigate returns, they amounted to ...