Scambaiting is when the target of a phone or online scam knowingly tries to waste a scammer's time. Scambaiting can frustrate scammers and prevent them from targeting others. A UK company has now ...

Scam calls have become a major financial threat, costing Americans billions of dollars annually. Romance scams, fake IRS calls, and phony purchase confirmations are just some of the tactics employed ...

A recent survey suggested that scam calls now cost Americans a total of more than $25B per year. The average loss is $452, but some victims have lost their entire live savings – or even gone into debt ...

In brief: Human-like AIs have brought plenty of justifiable concerns about their ability to replace human workers, but a company is turning the tech against one of humanity's biggest scourges: phone ...

YouTube channel Atomic Shrimp makes viral videos about fraudulent emails Content creator Mike contacts scammers and reports illicit activity to brands Talking to WTR, he urges a universal reporting ...