Here’s what happened — and how to protect yourself from similar scams.

Scam emails are getting better at looking official. This one claims to be an urgent warning from Microsoft about your email account. It looks serious. It feels time sensitive. And that is exactly the ...

Nearly as soon as the web was born, scammers were using it to con people out of their money. From foreign princes who need your help to reclaim their family fortunes to chain emails with embedded ...

Online scams are an ever-present threat, costing Americans nearly $119 billion a year. It’s not just happening on the internet either. Robocalls and text scams hit a six-year high in 2025. Now, with ...

With festive spending about to peak, new research from Microsoft reveals the scale of digital scams affecting people in Northern Ireland – and the simple steps that can help turn anxious shoppers into ...