Impersonation scams are some of the most successful amongst fraudsters. Telegram has come under scrutiny for rampant scam and fraud activity. Changpeng Zhao has criticized Telegram for being full of ...

New research from CNC Intelligence has revealed a huge increase in the number of 'task scams' or 'gamified job scams' targeting jobseekers in 2025. Pretty much everyone will be aware of the ...

Task scams are on the rise. According to the FTC, the number of them increased from 5,000 in 2023 to 20,000 in just the first six months of 2024. Scammers apparently managed to rake in $88 million in ...

ATLANTA — A North Georgia man who believed he was immune to scams says a simple text message about remote work led to a costly lesson. "I've never been scammed in my life that I know of," Bob Glazier ...

TENKASI: The Tenkasi district cybercrime police busted an inter-state online gambling and fraud racket with the arrest of six engineering graduates from Sivaganga and Pudukkottai districts on ...

Scam Sniffer told Cointelegraph it was the first time it’s seen a scam use a “specific combination of fake X accounts, fake Telegram channels and malicious Telegram bots.” Scammers are combining ...

'Gamified job scams' have jumped 485% in the last year These prompt jobseekers to complete online tasks for small payouts This represents a loss of over $6.8 million in 2025 New research from CNC ...