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Pig-butchering crypto-romance scams stole billions from Americans last year

One quick tug at a gas-pump card reader can expose a hidden skimmer

The FBI says ‘phantom hacker’ scams are quietly draining retirement accounts

Scammers posing as the FTC now tell victims to ‘protect’ cash in gold bars

Refund-recovery scammers are hunting people who already lost money, the FTC warns

The FTC says a fake ‘Veterans Savings Program’ postcard is phishing retirees

8 everyday devices a determined hacker can break into

8 smart-TV features that quietly track what you watch

Leaving your home router on its factory password lets strangers walk onto your network

Fake cell towers called stingrays can trick your phone into handing over its location

A stranger who insists you pay with gift cards is almost certainly running a scam, the FTC warns

Fake toll-payment texts have become a fast-spreading scam that harvests your card details

AI voice-cloning now lets scammers fake a grandchild’s panicked call begging for bail money

Scam QR codes pasted over the real ones can send your payment straight to a thief

Thieves can hijack your phone number through SIM-swapping and drain your bank in minutes

North Korean operatives are landing remote U.S. tech jobs using deepfake interviews and stolen identities

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