A former senior Foreign Ministry official, arrested by the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) for the theft of 6,000 visas, appeared in court in Phnom Penh on Sunday, along with two accomplices. Tho Samnang and two accomplices, Nop Ratha and Yos Ranae, were sent to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court Prosecutor’s Office to continue legal proceedings at...Read More
Executive Summary What’s new: Organizations across industries are confronting a sharp escalation in AI-enabled social engineering scams — highly targeted campaigns that harness AI to craft convincing text, voice and video communications, fueling attacks that have surged in both volume and sophistication. Why it matters: A single successful attack can trigger data breach notification obligations,...Read More
Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, using new technology and carefully crafted tactics to target Australians every day. But despite the changing methods, one thing remains constant: scams are designed to exploit human behaviour. As part of Scams Awareness Week, we spoke with three members of ANZ’s Customer Protection team about the scams they’re seeing, why...Read More
WASHINGTON, N.C. (WTVD) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says Americans 60 and older lost nearly $8 billion to scams last year. Investigators say scammers are targeting the large amounts of money that older Americans may have access to through investment accounts and home equity. Since the pandemic, more seniors have turned to social...Read More
A senior manager at Hong Kong rail giant the MTR Corporation was allegedly conned out of HK$74 million (US$9.4 million) in a two-year-long scam by a fraudster posing as an employee of HSBC UK who lured the victim into investing in green bonds. Police said on Friday that a 59-year-old man had reported that he...Read More
PORTAGE, Mich. — Portage Public Safety and the FBI are warning the public about scams targeting older adults after a Massachusetts man was sentenced to prison in a fraud scheme that police said took more than a half-million dollars from two seniors in Portage. Xiao Yu Wang, 38, was sentenced to three to 20 years...Read More
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – Ameren Illinois is educating seniors on how to recognize utility scams. Older adults are the age group most targeted by scammers. Ameren visited with seniors at the Cahokia Heights Community Center, alerting them to the most common red flags. Ameren Illinois says the most common scams are utility...Read More
Oklahoma City organization urges older adults who fall victim to scams to seek help Jim Hopper, CEO of the Areawide Aging Agency, discusses the prevalence of scams targeting aging Oklahomans and encourages victims to seek help without shame. OKLAHOMA CITY — Scammers are constantly coming up with new tactics to steal money, and older adults...Read More
According to a new report from the Idaho Department of Finance, Idahoans lost $88 million to scammers last year, with fraud targeting seniors doubling from 2024 to 2025. Data from the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center shows Idahoans over 60 lost about $37.4 million to scams in 2025, up from $18.7 million the year before....Read More
Artificial Intelligence (AI): Growing problems with it, Buyer beware of AI-Generated endorsement and senior scams. There is a growing concern about data centers and artificial intelligence due to the likely increased cost andeffect on our electric bills, increased costs and depletion of our water resources, and the terriblebuzzing sounds that data centers generate for those...Read More
