The FBI issues a warning to all smartphone users that a new scam uses QR codes in unsolicited packages to steal your personal ...

Senior citizens soon won’t be able to simply call the Social Security Administration to change their address or check the status of their benefit claim. Instead, they will have to first verify their ...

The Tampa police department is reminding residents that law enforcement will never demand payment over the phone - and ...

A woman in Cleveland, Ohio has been the victim of an alleged cell phone scam that has onlookers worried. Here's how the scam ...

In the recent case, a 50-year-old man reported to Athens-Clarke police on April 17 that he received a call from someone claiming to be a Clarke County sheriff’s deputy, and due to a warrant, he ...

The practice turns innocent phone users into unwitting accomplices in fraud schemes targeting others. According to recent data, these incidents have increased by approximately 30% since 2023, with ...

Phone scams in general are on the rise, with the number of reported scams nearly doubling between 2019 and 2020, according to the latest numbers from the Federal Trade Commission.

STEUBEN COUNTY, N.Y. (WBNG) -- The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents to be aware of a recent phone scam. According to the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office, multiple residents ...

GREENFIELD, Ind. — The Greenfield Police Department said they’ve received a handful of complaints from residents recently who say they’ve been getting calls from people pretending to be police ...

The Federal Trade Commission estimates that over 25 million Americans lose in excess of $2.5 billion to fraud each year, and phone scams, which account for a big chunk of that, have been ...

The latest round of scam texts have been reported by departments of motor vehicles in at least three states: New York, Florida and California.

Phone scams: How a credit union is helping consumers identify traps before they become victims In the recent case, a 50-year-old man reported to Athens-Clarke police on April 17 that he received a ...