internet con artists

Valentine's Scams: Don't Be a Fool for Love Online

Valentine's Day offers Internet con artists a great cover for their illegal craft: Using love as a lure, scammers sweet-talk their victims out of personal information the can use to rob you. Here's what you need to know to avoid falling for a fraud.

Punked for Profit: Beware of Social Media-Linked Scams

Same old, same old: Get-rich-quick, high-yield investment schemes on the Internet feign social acceptance with clever use of Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, but they operate on age-old Ponzi principles. If it sounds too good to be true...