Local law enforcement have reported an increase in fraudulent scam attempts. Many local residents have reported receiving ...

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.

In the Facebook scam, a 55-year-old woman reported May 22 she attempted to purchase a pickup offered for sale on the Facebook page of a 57-year-old Athens woman, whom she knew. The account wanted ...

A man from Georgia was recently jailed for allegedly trying to scam a sex offender out of $1,000, and states nationwide have reported scammers impersonating police officers targeting people on the ...

In 2024, people reported $470 million in losses to these scams, but according to the FTC, that number may only reflect a small fraction because the vast majority of frauds are never reported.

A Houston woman received a threatening phone call so scary, she reported it. The Federal Trade Commission said in 2020, people lost billions to scams.

The suspected scammers are calling from a Texas phone number and identifying themselves as being with the Law Office of Jacob Clark. The suspects told the victims a warrant has been issued for ...