Cancún used to be the default answer when Americans thought about beach vacations. You know the drill: turquoise water, ...

Travel warnings are easy to ignore until a friend calls sobbing from their resort vacation. The U.S. Department of State has ...

Local law enforcement agencies are warning the public about scam telephone calls requiring money to pay for a family member ...

State police in Cancun stopped a virtual kidnapping scam, found the woman safe, and urged her family not to send the 560,000 ...

Cancún residents report a wave of bank text scams pushing fake links and apps. Learn how the schemes work, what banks and authorities advise . . .

The caller ID said “Chase Bank,” and the man on the line said I might be a victim of fraud. His supervisor would explain. Credit...Jordan Speer Supported by By Michael Wilson “Please hold,” the caller ...

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.

Something you can be sure of when it comes to scams and swindles is that the methods used to try to part you from your data, your money, or both are constantly changing—which of course makes it more ...

Lately, I’ve had way too many calls on my shows from people who have lost thousands (sometimes hundreds of thousands) to scams. These are so cleverly evil, it’s like Ocean’s Eleven but starring a dude ...

Imagine you meet someone new. Be it on a dating app or social media, you chance across each other online and get to talking. They’re genuine and relatable, so you quickly take it out of the DMs to a ...

A call from the fraud department at your bank. The offer of a dream-come-true vacation. An attractive job posting. Scammers can worm their way into your world—and your money—in insidious ways. And ...