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How it works: You see an internet offer for a free one-month trial of some amazing product—a weight-loss program, teeth whitener or some other thing offering ...

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.

If you’re an honest person, it may be difficult for you to believe that someone would scam you. Internet scammers can be slick enough to convince you they’re someone they’re not. Only you can protect ...

Internet scams are constantly evolving. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) documented a record of more than $16 billion in losses due to internet crimes in 2024—up 33% from 2023. Right now, con ...

Detective Mike Gross mixes humor with hard lessons as AARP warns Americans lost more than $12.5 billion to fraud last year Detective Mike Gross mixes humor with hard lessons as AARP warns Americans ...

An internet scammer nearly took me for $155 this month. If it can happen to someone who routinely writes about scams, it can happen to anyone. The scam began with an email praising my first book, ...