These scams are a multimillion dollar problem.

Romance scams rely on a small number of psychological levers, applied repeatedly. Finding their victims online through ...

Scammers particularly use the holiday season to steal your money and information. Hoping consumers will let down their guard, or just trying to spoof legitimate businesses, scammers will do everything ...

Valentine's Day romance scams in 2026 use AI personas and automated scripts to target divorced and widowed individuals ...

Chances are you’ve received a call, email, or text message from a scammer before, even if you didn’t realize it. Scammers often reach out to people with seemingly legitimate concerns. However, they ...

Cassandra Cross has previously received funding from the Australian Institute of Criminology and the Cybersecurity Cooperative Research Centre. With Christmas just around the corner, it can be a very ...