A polished seal, a familiar logo, and a web address that looks almost perfect. That’s all it takes to trick someone into handing over personal details meant for law enforcement or a federal agency.

CHICO — This week I thought I’d mix it up a little and instead of warning about the next scam, I’d provide some resources on how to report scams. In the past, I’ve occasionally mentioned where to ...

Scammers are getting smarter in their efforts to get your personal information. Between the phone calls, emails and even text messages, you need to remain on guard because you could be caught in a ...

Scammers cashed in last year with the help of artificial intelligence, and a new FBI report offers a hint at the hundreds of ...

The FBI says cybercrime cost Americans nearly $21 billion in 2025, with crypto scams dominating losses and AI making fraud ...

The FBI’s IC3 2025 report shows cybercrime losses nearing $21 billion, driven by a surge in cryptocurrency investment scams ...

Americans filed more than 1 million fraud complaints in 2025, with AI-powered fraud, crypto cons, and sextortion driving the ...

The scammers will push and push and push until you have nothing. Americans lost over $672 million from romance scams in 2024, according to an FBI report. AI has only made these scams more widespread.

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