Scammers Are Targeting Your Phone. Here’s What To Watch For.
As we get wiser, phone scammers get trickier. Some manipulate QR codes, others threaten, and still others pose as government officials or even as members of your own family.
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Identifying and protecting against scams
Mary W. rushed over to her mother-in-law’s apartment in Forest Hills one cold Thursday evening last year.“She was ...
Retired IT pro wastes scammers’ time, ‘so they can’t call your grandmother’
"Eastside Eddie" uses fake identities and bank accounts to waste scammers' time and protect potential victims.
Scams connected to impersonation, investing cost Canadians millions last year. Here's how to avoid becoming a victim
March is Fraud Prevention Month and Canadian authorities are warning people to learn about scams to prevent themselves from becoming victims.
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Scam and span phone calls are basically unstoppable. Here's what to know
Last year, it is estimated that Americans wasted 289 million hours answering these calls — the equivalent of 12 million days. Are you irritated by spam, scam, and simply unwanted phone calls? Join the ...
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Change your phone settings and stop the robocalls and spam calls
A call or text from an unknown number that ... people reported losing $10 billion to scams, with phone scams causing the highest per-person loss, with a median loss of $1,480.
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Receive a lot of unwanted scam phone calls? Here’s how to stop them
Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter From a robocall trying to sell you something ...