Americans lost over $16B to scams in 2024 as social media–driven fraud surges. Explore FTC and FBI findings, Meta’s role, and ...

The ABC7 I-Team has an alert on a new scam, social scraping, and it might get you to think twice before putting too much personal information on Facebook, Instagram, or X.

A bill in the New York state Legislature would require social media companies to add new safeguards for protecting users against scams and fraud perpetrated on their platforms.

WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno, a Westlake Republican, is joining forces with Arizona Democratic U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego on legislation that would crack down on fraudulent social media ads that ...

A Meta-powered investment scam is spreading across 25 countries - how to spot (and avoid) it ...

SAPPORO -- Unabated telecom "special" fraud and social media-based investment and romance scams had resulted in some 1.04 billion yen (about $6.61 mil･･･ ...

Social media fraud has overtaken traditional banking concerns as the primary scam-related worry for UK residents, according to new research by email validation service ZeroBounce. The study, which ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Japanese regulators last year were upset by a flood of ads for obvious scams on Facebook and Instagram. The scams ranged from fraudulent investment schemes to fake celebrity product ...

Never make an investment decision based on a notable figure endorsement. Scammers often create fake social media posts or ...

Social media platforms must take greater responsibility for combating AI-fuelled Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud, which is costing consumers and payment service providers millions, says Lord ...

Sandra Bullock is raising her concerns about social media scams. "My family's safety, as well as the innocent people being taken advantage of, is my deep concern, and there will be a time when I will ...