Complaints about the calls have risen, and some older Americans have discovered that their Medicare accounts were already ...

A new phone return scam targets recent buyers with fake carrier calls. Learn how criminals steal devices and steps to protect ...

The nonprofit suggested that in a worst-case scenario, scammers may use a recording of you saying “yes” to authorize charges on your phone. This is known as a cramming scam, where a bad actor “crams” ...

If you feel like you’re constantly receiving scam calls, texts, or emails, you’re not alone. A producer at Local 4 was sent a lengthy text message Tuesday (June 3) afternoon. If you feel like you’re ...

Medicare is a tempting prize for scammers. Because it's a public program funded by taxpayers, it has a huge budget to distribute and that's what attracts scammers. In 2024, improper payments added up ...

Coinbase won't call customers to warn them that their accounts may have been compromised. It's a common scam vector. Still, someone tried it on me. Last weekend, an unknown California number called me ...

If you have a traffic citation, there’s a way to look it up online. But now scammers are using these online databases to poach your personal information and trick you into giving them your hard-earned ...

Tim Parkey was sitting in the living room of his Elk home last month with his wife – who has Stage 4 lung cancer – lying in a chair beside him when his cellphone rang.

It's a scam you're probably not prepared for: You receive an incoming call that your cellphone says is from a family member, but it turns out to be someone threatening your loved one and demanding ...

Officials in Kerr County, Texas, report that families of flooding victims are being targeted by phone scammers demanding money for their missing children. Local officials say scam calls are hindering ...

Medicare-related scams seem to be on the rise and, particularly during open enrollment time, the phone calls can be relentless.