Online users needlessly warned family members, friends and social media followers of a years-old, fabricated cyber threat in the summer of 2025.

Scam callers can be convincing and deceptive, but there are clear signs that reveal they’re not who they claim to be.

A local police department is warning of a new phishing scam where scammers mimic official court documents and impersonate court officials to steal information.

9. When someone tries to scam you and you want to alert the federal government the best way to do that is to: a) go to www.ic3.gov and report it to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, b) send a copy ...

At 6 p.m. March 26, a Solon woman, 80, reported being a fraud victim. She said she had received a pop-up message on her computer that included a warning that she may have a computer virus.

Tech support scams Tech support scams trick people into believing their computer or device has a serious issue, like a virus or security breach.

The scam typically appears as a pop-up message saying something like, " Apple Security Warning on iPhone, Virus Detected." Though it may look convincing, this is a scam.

The warning noted that MP3 or MP4 downloading tools are also being used in the scam. 'The scammers try to mimic URLs that are legit – so changing just one letter, or 'INC' instead of 'CO ...

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