Madness isn’t just about brackets and buzzer-beaters, it’s also a prime time for scammers. This year, fake clickbait headlines about Duke basketball are popping up on Facebook, preying on fans’ ...
Scammers are creating fake customer service accounts on social media to steal personal information, warns the Better Business Bureau.
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And the losses are astronomical: a record $12.5 billion was reported stolen through scams and fraud last year, up 25 percent from $10 billion in 2023. The overall cost of these crimes continues to ...
A Portland coin dealer is speaking out after one of his customers was nearly scammed out of $170,000 in a gold bar scam, reports KGW8 News. Michael Kakoullis, owner of Portland Precious Metals and ...
ABC11 warned you about this text scam when drivers in the Triangle got a text claiming to be from North Carolina Toll Services and threatened a late fee of $50 if you didn't pay the toll ...
“They’re looking to steal your information - that’s what the point of a QR code scam is,” said Jessie Schmidt with the Better Business Bureau. “It’s really easy to generate a personal ...
More "smishing" scams surrounding North Carolina's toll payment program, NC Quick Pass, are apparently circulating throughout the state. Google searches for queries like "NC Quick Pass scams ...
When it comes to the scams themselves, the most common way that people lost money was through impostor scams, where bad actors pretend to be romantic interests, family members in distress ...
The scam would often start with fake Microsoft Windows pop-ups warning that viruses had infected the device and prompting the owner to “scan” it “to avoid more damage.” Pop-ups like the ...
He explains that while many anticipate scam attempts or bogus purchases within games, a much more insidious threat lies in the everyday use of smartphones. "The clipboard on your phone is ...