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Shady stores are using AI to trick us out of holiday cash
Shady companies are using AI images to make their products look enticing. But when the product arrives at your house, it looks nothing like the online image. Here’s how to avoid the AI fakes.
Email faker steals $30,000 from family trying to buy a home
The email address was just one letter off. But that missing letter cost a Florida family $30,000 when they tried to buy their first home. Here’s how it happened and how to avoid the scam.
Fact check: Can Elon Musk & Leonardo DiCaprio lower your electric bill?
Scammers are using fake emails, spoofed city addresses, and celebrity names like Elon Musk and Leonardo DiCaprio to push bogus energy-saving devices. Here’s what to watch for.