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Often, victims had money returned only after news reports of their scams put pressure on banks to do so. On Aug. 30, 2023, Zelle announced new safety measures including a "new consumer ...

Parents should agree secret “safe words” with their children to tackle “Hi Mum” fraud scams, says a Home Office minister. Lord Hanson, the minister responsible for tackling fraud, said ...

The Supreme Court has upheld a Texas law aimed at blocking children under 18 from seeing online pornography by verifying ...

If you get one of these scam texts and want to check the status of your license, you can do that with the BMV. Norman recommends reporting these scams to the Federal Trade Commission.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — If you're on social media, you've probably seen posts of missing children, but now, scammers are using those as a way to take advantage of you and possibly steal your money.

In this new, high-tech version of the scam — referred to as a “Virtual Kidnapping Extortion Call” — criminals use AI-powered tools to replicate a child’s voice, lending a chilling sense ...

A Cumberland County family got a scare.Scammers contacted them, claiming their child was kidnapped from school.This scam is an example of the length fraudsters will go to in order to make their ...

In this week's Scams with Steve, we're talking about robocalls. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 21:58:49 GMT (1751493529231) Story Infinite Scroll - News3 v1.0.0 (common) ...

Valerie Sobel received one of the calls two years ago. The caller said. “We have your daughter Simone’s finger. Do you want the rest of her in a body bag?” Following the alleged kidnapper’s demands, ...

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is warning people about a scam in which people claim to be members of his office’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force or ...