The fake listings were part of a scam that used the old bait-and-switch tactic to prey on people - and there may be more ...

Lost an Amazon package? Need to call your airline because your flight got canceled? Then you need to pay extra attention when ...

She texted back, "I'm at a meeting right now, I can only text if that works. Need you to run a task urgently." It continued: ...

A crackdown on gift card theft put two men behind bars in Sacramento County on Saturday. As part of a retail theft operation, Sacramento County Sheriff's Office detectives arrested Xianquing Chen, 45, ...

Google says because the scam targets people in "duress verticals ... for services in an unconventional way like paying through gift cards or a wire transfer. How Google says it's protecting ...

Google is making it significantly harder for ... such as a ‘bank representative’ urgently requesting fund transfers, gift card payments, or personal information like PINs and passwords.” ...

where Google's AI tool Gemini Nano will analyze conversations in real time to identify common fraud attempts, such as detecting signs of people asking for payments via gift card codes. The feature ...

"If a caller tries to get you to provide payment via gift cards to complete a delivery, Scam Detection will alert you through audio and haptic notifications and display a warning on your phone that ...

In response, Google Messages will now include Scam ... For example, if a caller requests payment through gift cards—a common scam tactic—users will see an alert advising caution.

Cybercriminals have increasingly been using AI to scam their victims ... Let's say someone calls you asking for payment via a gift card to complete a purchase. With the built-in AI on the alert ...

Google says Scam Detection for calls and messages ... such as a “bank representative” urgently requesting fund transfers, gift card payments, or personal information like PINs and passwords.