Scams on payment apps like Venmo and Zelle are common. And once you hit send, you're unlikely to get your cash back. What to do to protect yourself

One tap is often all it takes for money to leave your account for good.

‘It’s been a struggle’: Cryptocurrency scams on the rise as central Ohio man waits to get money back

A central Ohio man who lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in a cryptocurrency scam is still waiting for answers.
FOX8 Cleveland

Stark County TRACE team helps scam victims get their money back

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WJW) — The scams are familiar. “Gift cards, bail bonds, warrants, the grandparent or loved one scam. Bail and Warrant scams are the most frequent and the victims are mostly ...

The journey to get back money from a cryptocurrency scam: 'I'm tired of it'

Investigators with the U.S. Secret Service say cryptocurrency scams are becoming more common and complex.
WTOC-TV

Hampton man nearly loses college fund to sophisticated scam — then gets it back

HAMPTON, S.C. (WTOC) - A Hampton man nearly lost an entire college fund to a scammer. He now has the money back — thanks to a coordinated effort between the Hampton Police Department, a local bank, ...

‘I was going in circles’: How one woman got caught in a year-long struggle with Airbnb and PayPal to get her money back

Teresa Santos tried for a year to get her money back after her Airbnb account was hacked and a $2,407.88 charge was made to ...
WPBF Channel 25

She thought she got hired. A job scam left her thousands of dollars in debt

A 21-year-old says a job she found online turned into a costly scam. Here's how it happened and what to watch for.

Scammers using AI meet their match as OpenAI, tech industry fight back

OpenAI joins the Global Anti-Scam Alliance and launches Scam.org, an AI-powered platform supporting scam victims in over 50 languages worldwide.