Catphishing initially focuses on establishing a presence that attracts intended targets by joining chatrooms, groups such as SilverSingles, social media platforms and, at the local level, religious and civic groups.

Your personal information has been compromised, not once, but multiple times. The task is not to protect yourself from identity theft. It is to protect yourself from criminal use of your identity. 

August is anticipated by retailers and by scammers. Here are some of the most common scams and questionable hypes in circulation.

The scam victim was a well-educated retiree with advanced college degrees and nearly 40 years of professional employment. Financially successful and socially connected, he considered himself capable of recognizing scams and possibly thwarting the scammers. By the way, I am this unsuspecting victim.

You can be an instant millionaire! Publishers Clearing House is promising someone, maybe you, $5,000 per week for life. This is not a scam, bu…

Fraud awareness and avoidance when shopping begin with a few key pieces of advice: If it sounds too good to be true ... don’t let emotion rule…