Victim persuaded to hand over HK$300,000 life savings and more than HK$1.6 million of borrowed funds to scammer, despite friends’ warnings.

Scammers are working harder than ever to trick people online, but WhatsApp is hitting back in a big way. In the first half of 2025, WhatsApp removed more than 6.8 million accounts tied to global scam ...

Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp owner Meta has said it is introducing the ability for businesses to report scam ads "at ...

The Bear Cave investigative financial newsletter warned of widespread pump-and-dump scams coordinated via WhatsApp groups.

The scammer posed as a security personnel and convinced the woman to make multiple money transfers under the guise of a payment verification process., Bengaluru News, Times Now ...

The Delhi HC has ordered a sweeping crackdown on an online scam that allegedly impersonated INDmoney and its founder, Ashish ...

To help with this, WhatsApp has shared three useful tips that every online user should follow, whether it be on the app or any other form on social media or messaging service. PAUSE: Take time before ...

Among these is a safety overview feature that alerts users when an unknown contact adds them to a new WhatsApp group they may not recognise. WhatsApp has recently elaborated on th ...

Alexander Sammon received a suspicious job recruitment text from someone who claimed to be a hiring manager. He decided to play along to see how far the scam would go, and wrote about it for Slate.

Scam groups use fake investments, crypto fraud, and social media manipulation to deceive victims across platforms like ...

President Donald Trump has announced a 100% tariff on all imported semiconductors and computer chips. The announcement ...

Cybercrime in Costa Rica is rapidly growing, driven by organized criminal networks using AI, fake websites, voice cloning, ...