Americans lost over $16B to scams in 2024 as social media–driven fraud surges. Explore FTC and FBI findings, Meta’s role, and ...

The FTC says there's been a huge spike in people losing money from social media scams in recent years. New numbers from the agency show that there were 18 times as many reports of social media scams ...

We’re working for you to expose social media scams. Misleading ads for “easy money” or “rapid weight loss” may wind up ...

Years after his broker registration was suspended, Thom started promoting himself on social media as a successful trader, ...

British social media users have reported losses of £214 million in financial scams over the last five years, police data shows. Facebook has overtaken Instagram as the worst place for rip-offs, with ...

Where in the world are users most exposed to these dodgy financial ads, the company BrokerChooser.com has assessed the Meta Ads Library. In terms of where in the world are users most exposed to these ...

AUSTIN, Texas — That “easy money” or “rapid weight loss” ad in your social feed may actually be a scam. A recent Reuters investigation alleges that Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, ...

Criminals are targeting frustrated travellers on social media by setting up scam airline accounts and pretending to offer help. As The Independent first revealed in 2022, villains mainly based in East ...

Heads up, travelers. AirAsia shared a warning Tuesday about scams involving fake airline customer service agents circulating ...