Nation Jul 10 This new bill hopes to 'put the brakes' on financial fraud targeting older Americans By Hannah Grabenstein
Nation Jun 26 Americans are inundated with suspected scams. New polls show why few victims report them Most Americans are inundated with scam attempts on a daily basis — and about 3 in 10 have personally lost money or personal information to scams, according to a new AP-NORC survey. By Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press
Politics May 21 As losses from scams surge, Congress asks telecoms to do more to prevent them A powerful congressional committee is urging major telecommunications companies to do more to protect Americans against scams, part of a widening investigation into the role that U.S. companies play in the surge in cyberscams that cost Americans an estimated $200… By Erika Kinetz, Juliet Linderman, Associated Press
Nation May 15 Watch 8:51 How to recognize and block AI-powered scam attempts If it feels like it's getting harder and harder to avoid being scammed, that's because it is. In the age of artificial intelligence, scammers are using voice cloning that can sound very real, and seniors are often the target. Paul… By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes
World Apr 24 U.S. launches sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asia cyberscams and sanctions Cambodian senator U.S. officials have announced a sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asian cyberscam operations as part of what U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro characterized Friday as a “new theater of war” launched by the Trump administration against Chinese transnational organized crime. By Grant Peck, Associated Press
Mar 16 Tax scams are up this season compared to previous years. Here's what to know By Cora Lewis, Associated Press Officials also say that artificial intelligence has likely contributed to the increased volume of fraud attempts. Continue reading
Dec 17 Myanmar has declared a 'zero tolerance' policy for cyberscams, but the fraud goes on By Erika Kinetz, Associated Press Myanmar’s military leadership has vowed to crack down on cyberscam centers, starting with the notorious KK Park. They raided and bombed the compound, but questions remain about the long-term impact. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 5:31 How scammers are siphoning college financial aid with stolen student identities By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery According to recent reports, sophisticated criminal networks are using identity theft to disguise themselves as students at U.S. colleges. They flood colleges with applications in order to siphon off tens of millions of dollars in financial aid, taking up seats… Continue watching
Aug 13 U.S. sanctions cartel associates accused of scamming elderly Americans By Associated Press The U.S. imposed sanctions on more than a dozen Mexican companies and four people it says worked with a powerful drug trafficking cartel to scam elderly Americans in a multimillion-dollar timeshare fraud. Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 8:10 How human trafficking victims are forced to run 'pig butchering' investment scams By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson An investment scam called “pig butchering” has cost victims around the world an estimated $75 billion in just the last four years, and it's not just the targets who are being harmed. The imposters on the other end of the… Continue watching