Financial scams have become more convincing and common over the years, causing every phone call and email from an unknown contact to be greeted with justified suspicion. But if your small business has ...

The year 2025 is almost over, and with the end of the year comes a new batch of end-of-year deadline scams, all of which ...

With more than 434 million users and counting, PayPal is an attractive target for scammers. Many online scams that involve payment apps—including Cash App, Venmo, and Zelle—bank on the fact that users ...

Gift card scams ramp up over the holiday season. We share tips on how to make sure you're getting a legit, working gift card.

Popular holiday scams include fake delivery notifications, gift card scams, charity scams and more. Scams seem to be getting more and more convincing each year, but learning to spot the signs can help ...

Common moving scams include weight bumping and lowball estimates. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of NerdWallet, but this does not influence our ...

In 2024 and 2025, fake airdrop scams targeting Hamster Kombat, Wall Street Pepe and others led to millions in user losses, contributing to over $9.9 billion in global crypto scam damages. Fake ...

Scam calls and texts spike during Medicare and Marketplace open enrollment, targeting consumers’ personal and financial information. Fraudsters use urgent messaging, fake government impersonation, and ...

Scammers don’t take time off for the holidays. In fact, this time of year is prime season for fraud, especially as people ...

In the vast world of crypto, the line between opportunity and deception is razor-thin. The traits that make digital assets attractive — anonymity, independence and rapid transferability — also create ...

Got a text message from USPS about a package that you don't quite remember ordering? The impulse to click on the link to jog your memory about the delivery or to see why a package you were expecting ...

While scam artists target anyone and everyone they can if they believe there's a potential for a payoff, they sadly most often focus heavily on senior citizens. Why? That's because many retirees have ...