Latest scams — active fraud campaigns and fresh alerts
Online fraud is not a single, static target. New scam campaigns surface every week, often around real-world triggers — tax season, a public data breach, a major delivery wave, a price spike in crypto. This page is the always-on summary of which scams are active right now and how each one operates.
The articles below come from our scam alert blog, which publishes new posts as fresh fraud campaigns are detected. Each post is a focused breakdown: what the scam looks like, who is being targeted, the exact red flags to watch for, and the recovery steps if you have already engaged. Sources are linked at the bottom of every post.
If you want the live data side instead — actual reported numbers, URLs and email senders — that lives in the community scam reports section. The two pair well: read the alert here to understand the campaign, then cross-check the specific number or link you received in the reports feed.
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Latest scam alerts and fraud news
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