Once I answered that scam text (also known as smishing), the sender knew my phone line was active, and I started getting more scam texts and unsolicited phone calls. I should never have responded to ...

Scammers love to seed the internet with fake customer service numbers in order to lure in unsuspecting victims who are just trying to fix something wrong in their life. Con artists have done it to ...

The Virginia Lottery is warning the public of scammers promoting a special international drawing for Mega Millions that is ...

Google says the group’s tools enabled scammers with little technical skill to impersonate agencies like the IRS and the USPS ...

Scammers pretending to be Walmart employees are preying on consumers, according to the FCC. Here's what to watch out for.

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office is warning people about fake QR codes. How Russia keeps raising an army to replace its dead Poll reveals how Americans will remember Trump Rescue helicopter ...

New attack poisons sources AI chatbots use for content. Public sites like YouTube and Yelp abused to host spam links. AI answers can surface poisoned content and put users at risk. Cybercriminals are ...

“People will be looking for ways to alleviate their burdens,” Valesquez says of 2026. “So when they get a [message] that says ...

So all of a sudden, one of your garage doors breaks down. What are you going to do? Well, you're probably going to reach for your phone and call one of the first repair services that you can find ...

As the holiday season ramps up, scammers are getting more creative, hitting consumers in several different ways. Here are 3 scams the Better Business Bureau is warning you should watch out for. First, ...

A simple yet far-reaching scam has found its way into a quiet North Bay community, targeting small-business owners and makers with a fake Christmas craft market that looks legitimate but in fact doesn ...