The TAKE IT DOWN Act Is Now Law — and the First Prosecutions Just Landed
One year after President Trump signed the TAKE IT DOWN Act, the FTC activated its platform-compliance provisions on May 19, 2026 — triggering the most...
Scam Alerts & Articles
289 articles on scam awareness, fraud prevention, and consumer protection.
Voice Phishing Up 442%: AI Can Now Clone Your Voice in 3 Seconds and Scammers Are Getting $40 Billion
Voice phishing — vishing — surged 442% in 2024 and is accelerating into 2026 on the back of AI voice cloning technology that can replicate anyone's vo...
Meta Made $14.3 Million Letting Scammers Target Seniors With Fake Trump and Oprah Medicare Ads
A new investigation by the Center for Countering Digital Hate found that Medicare scam ads on Facebook generated more than 215 million impressions ove...
Scam Losses Doubled in One Year: F-Secure's 2025 Report Reveals 40 Million Americans Were Victimized
F-Secure's 2025 Scam Intelligence & Impacts Report — released today — reveals that scam losses in the United States doubled year-over-year, nearly 40 ...
COVID UI Fraud Still Being Prosecuted in 2026: Illinois Tax Preparer Convicted in $11M Scheme
Nearly six years after COVID-19 relief programs flooded the unemployment system with emergency cash, federal prosecutors are still convicting fraudste...
DOJ Launches West Coast Healthcare Fraud Strike Force Targeting California, Arizona, and Nevada
The Department of Justice launched a new West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force on April 30, 2026, uniting federal prosecutors and investigators ac...
Federal Agents Raid 22 Minneapolis Locations in Massive Medicaid and Childcare Fraud Investigation
On April 28, 2026, federal law enforcement executed 22 search warrants across the Minneapolis area, targeting daycares, businesses, and private homes ...
FTC Warns: Imposter Scams Stole $3.5 Billion in 2025 — and New Tactics Are Getting Worse
The FTC's May 2026 consumer alert reveals imposter scams are the number one fraud complaint for the ninth straight year, with losses hitting $3.5 bill...
The 'Free AI Tool' That Charges You Forever: How Subscription Traps Got a Dangerous Upgrade
Subscription traps have found a powerful new disguise: free AI tools. In 2026, a surge of apps and websites lure consumers with promises of no-cost AI...
Quishing Is Exploding: QR Code Phishing Attacks Jumped 146% in Just 90 Days
Microsoft analyzed 8.3 billion phishing threats in just three months and found QR code phishing — known as quishing — surged 146% in Q1 2026, with att...
The $1 Billion Medicare Scam Hidden Inside a Software Platform: The HealthSplash Conviction
A Florida jury just convicted Brett Blackman, the founder of healthcare software company HealthSplash, for orchestrating a 'cold, calculated' $1 billi...
They Were Already Scammed Once — Then the 'Recovery Experts' Called
After losing money to a scammer, the last thing anyone expects is to be scammed again by someone offering to get the money back. But recovery scams ar...