Today is Safer Internet Day and there are new scams on Instagram targeting teens that can be easy to fall for. One scam to look for is "sugar daddy" direct messages. The scam takes the form of a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new social commerce scam involving fraudsters who impersonate popular influencers for financial gain is targeting users of ...

The rise of influencer scams, akin to the modern day snake oil salesman, highlights the urgent need for stronger regulatory oversight and increased consumer awareness to combat misinformation and ...

Las Vegas influencer Haleigh Hall Knight, who previously admitted to faking cancer to solicit donations, is now accused of deceiving aspiring influencers with offers of luxury brand trips that never ...

Carly Rowena, a British fitness and wellness influencer, is embarrassed as she recalls being duped into handing over £5,700 ($7,450) worth of cryptocurrency in a scam. "I was like, it was too good to ...

What seemed like a fun, engaging social media stunt for an influencer turned into a very real nightmare for his girlfriend after she discovered the “prank wedding” he had staged for content was real ...

Two relatively innocuous words have driven the Los Angeles restaurant community into a tizzy of late: "slam" and "scam." The frenzy is all thanks to influencer Kerry Rose Schwartz, better known by her ...