Online scams are becoming more dangerous and convincing every day. Cybercriminals are finding new ways to gain not just your login credentials but full control of your computer and your bank accounts.

(CNN) — While financial scams have always been around, the variety of schemes that scammers employ to steal money are easily proliferated these days with the internet, social media, AI and crypto.

Last year, Americans reported losing more than $12.5 billion to fraud, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Consumers reported losing the most to investment scams, followed by imposter ...