Received a call from an unfamiliar number that rang only once? It could be a scam phone call. Here's how to avoid and report it.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Americans lost $12.5 billion to scams, up $2.5bn year-on-year Scams originating online outperformed more traditional methods The elderly are no longer the ones losing most money American citizens lost ...

In January and February 2025, there was a sharp increase in reports of phone calls or voice phishing fraud (vishing), with overall vishing increasing by 79 per cent compared to the same two months ...

Elon Musk and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team members said in a Fox News interview that fraudsters try to ...

The FBI is warning of scammers impersonating law enforcement or government officials who try to extort money or steal personal identification information. The scams can come in various forms, but most ...

Thousands of people are bilked every year by criminals who enter the lives of their victims through their telephones. AARP once found that about half of all mobile calls were fraudulent, and that ...

The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents to be on high alert for scam phone calls impersonating law ...