What is social engineering? The short answer: Manipulation. Scammers use social engineering to trick people into revealing information or taking actions they normally wouldn’t.

“They were relentless.” Scammers steal more than $4 million from an elderly victim.

A young man enrolls in an online school he found on social media, only to have scammers steal his money and self-confidence.

“It feels like a nightmare I can’t wake out of. When this thing comes up, he just starts growling and turns into a different person.”

“I was weaponized against myself.” The scammers told Sandra she could be prosecuted if she didn’t work with them.