Every scam, sorted by how it works.

Someone pretends to be an organization you trust to rush you into clicking, paying, or sharing a code.

• Fake 'Obamacare' plans and hijacked enrollments: the ACA health insurance scams to know before you shop
• Business email compromise and CEO fraud: one map of the scam family that cost $3 billion in 2025
• Unclaimed property scams: when "the state is holding your money" comes with a fee

A "too-good" return, often after weeks of friendly chat, lures you into a fake platform you can never withdraw from.

• Ponzi and pyramid schemes: the two machines inside most investment fraud
• Pre-IPO shares and token presales: the scam that sells 'early access' to an investment that doesn't exist yet
• Pump-and-dump stock scams: when the "investment group" needs you to be the exit

A relationship that moves fast online but never to a video call — built to ask for money, gift cards, or "an investment".

• AI companion and chatbot scams: when there's no human on the other end of the conversation
• When love asks for your bank account: romance scams that make you a money mule
• AI romance scams: why a face, a voice, and even a video call no longer prove your match is real

A message engineered to make you tap a link and hand over a password, code, or card number on a look-alike page.

• Real estate wire fraud: the email that steals your down payment days before closing
• Vishing and robocalls: why the name and number on your screen are not proof
• Is this text a scam? A fast field guide to the messages everyone's getting

A slick storefront or marketplace listing that takes your money and ships nothing — or a counterfeit.

• Free Robux, free V-Bucks, free trouble: the gaming scams aimed at your kid — and your card
• Online marketplace scams: the complete guide to buying and selling with strangers
• Counterfeit goods online: when the 'deal' actually ships — and what arrives can hurt you

A fake warning or call convinces you to grant remote access — then drains accounts or sells you a worthless "fix".

• The fake subscription-renewal scam: an invoice for something you never bought
• You gave a scammer remote access to your computer: what to do now
• The fake CAPTCHA ("ClickFix") scam: when "prove you're human" really means "run our malware"

A too-easy job offer that asks you to pay upfront, "top up" a task wallet, or launder money as a "payment agent".

• MLM or pyramid scheme? How to read a 'be your own boss' pitch before you buy the starter kit
• Scholarship and financial aid scams: the "guaranteed" award that wants a fee first
• Be your own boss? Business-opportunity and coaching scams that sell you a job you pay for

Leaked details are stitched together to open accounts, hijack your number, or pose as you. Free defenses cut most of it off.

• Account takeover: the five doors criminals use to get in — and how to lock each one first
• Brushing scams: the package you never ordered is a warning, not a gift
• Credit repair scams: the fix-your-score pitch that charges you for your own free rights

AI now copies a familiar voice or face to make a fake emergency — or a fake celebrity endorsement — feel real.

• Deepfake nude sextortion: when the explicit image of you is fake
• The crypto "giveaway" scam: deepfake celebrities, hijacked accounts, and the promise to double your coins
• Anatomy of a scam: the AI "grandchild in jail" call, line by line