Hackers have set up over 10,000 fake websites to keep smishing scams going and target both iPhone and Android users with ...

The cold-hearted world of scamming is big business. American consumers lost more than $12.5bn to cyber-fraud last year, ...

Fraudulent landline calls are declining as the technology fades, but scam calls to fixed lines still nab plenty of unsuspecting victims. And while seniors are often the target of scammers ...

Five simple tips to stop scam phone calls and robocalls - The calls have reached epidemic levels. Here’s how you can protect ...

Officials are warning D.C.-area residents about toll scams, which see individuals alerted via text about outstanding balances ...

Is there anything you can do to give me something back ... agent will contact you soon. Placing a call: Shortly after you receive the email, scammers call using a spoofed Google number, guiding ...

“These scammers want to scare people into acting before thinking,” Sheriff Nick Cocchi said in a statement. Even if the caller ID appears to be from a legitimate agency, “it is likely spoofed using ...

“He actually spelled his name and gave me his badge number [and] gave me ... whether a pre-recorded message or a live person, are phone scams or phishing attempts. Residents are urged not ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has warned beneficiaries to be vigilant against scammers who could steal their benefits and personal information. Social Security scams can impact any ...

IT’S OFTEN CALLED THE BORDER PATROL SCAM. A VIEWER SENT ME AN EMAIL DESCRIBING THE THREATENING CALL THAT SHE RECEIVED IN RELATION TO THE SCAM. SHE WRITES. THE MAN ON THE OTHER END SAID THAT HE ...

Scam calls impersonating HMRC were most prevalent in the last quarter of 2024, according to scam and spam call-blocking service Hiya. Hiya used its technology to observe and flag calls on its network ...

Placing a call: Shortly after you receive the email ... Clicking "Yes, it’s me" completes the scam: While you were on their fake platform, they were simultaneously logging into your real ...