Follow us on Google News Cybercriminals have cheated Chandigarh residents of approximately ₹8 crore through digital arrest scams during the first ten months of 2026, with senior citizens emerging as the primary targets. The Cyber Crime Cell received 28 complaints and registered seven FIRs between January 1 and October 31, highlighting the continued use of...Read More
Modern-day technology has its perks. It makes finding information, performing tasks, and communicating easier. It allows us to see the smiling faces of our friends and family from hundreds of miles away. But digital tools have also given dishonest scammers many more ways to exploit unsuspecting consumers. The real story on older adults and scams...Read More
Scams targeting older adults are big business. According to a report from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), adults age 60 and older filed more than 201,000 scam complaints in 2025, with reported losses topping $7.7 billion. Compared to 2024, complaints rose 37%, while reported losses surged 59%.1 “Losing significant money to a scammer...Read More
Washington: Law enforcement agencies across the United States have warned residents about increasingly sophisticated gold bar scams, which reportedly cost Americans nearly $312 million in 2025, as fraudsters increasingly target older adults through impersonation and psychological manipulation. Officials from the King County Sheriff’s Office, King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, FBI Seattle and the US Attorney’s...Read More
Nashville, TN – U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) released the following statements after President Trump signed into law their bipartisan legislation, the Romance Scam Prevention Act, to require dating apps and services to issue fraud ban notifications to users who have interacted with a person removed from the app. “Scammers prey...Read More
Body Scammers are continually finding new ways to target older adults. Gateway Bank is hosting a free presentation at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at the Cleveland County Library in Rison to help attendees recognize common fraud schemes, protect their personal and financial information, and learn practical steps to avoid becoming a victim. Participants will...Read More
RENTON, Wash. — Authorities are warning Washingtonians to be vigilant for large-scale fraud cases tied to gold bar schemes.Law enforcement officials from the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO), King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, FBI Seattle, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office spoke to reporters Thursday about rising fraud losses this year.According to the National Senior Fraud...Read More
Senior citizens aged between 53 and 89 have emerged as the primary targets. Elderly victims in the 70–89 age group proved particularly vulnerable, with some individuals above 80 years old losing between ₹3 crore and ₹4 crore to these scams Chandigarh: Cyber criminals duped Chandigarh residents of around ₹8 crore through ‘digital arrest’ scams in...Read More
SINGAPORE: CTC Travel, or Commonwealth Travel Service Corporation, has warned of scam posts impersonating the travel agency to promote discounted holiday packages targeting seniors.In a Facebook advisory on Wednesday (Nov 4), CTC Travel said it had received reports of scammers using its name and images to advertise 20 all-inclusive travel packages for seniors at discounted...Read More
It’s hard to tell exactly when AI slop stopped being just a punchline involving Will Smith eating spaghetti and started feeling dangerous. That’s actually part of the problem.This year, many of the popular AI tools that used to struggle with the number of fingers on a human hand gained the ability to generate photorealistic video...Read More
