Federal fraud investigators say the telephone remains the most reliable weapon in a scammer’s toolkit, and the pitches keep ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The impersonators take many forms, and they come prepared with countless stories for Beaufort County residents. But one narrative ...

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 ...

‘Free phone’ scams are becoming increasingly common, and there’s now a new one to watch out for. With this version, a brand new phone is left on your doorstep and – unusually – the scammer didn’t use ...

You think email spam is bad? Here’s something worse: scam phone calls. The average American receives over 500 per year, and the result is that 39% of these consumers feel unsafe, according to a study ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The FBI Louisville Field Office is warning Kentuckians of an increase in reported fraud schemes. The scammers call Kentuckians ...

The man on the phone said he was Captain Milder from Dauphin County, and he said I had to pay some fines immediately or risk being arrested. No, he said, an official notification had not been sent.

I hesitate to tell Dallas' Bob Barrese what I learned about the scourge of scam telephone callers. He's already on edge. According to Barrese, some days he gets up to 15 calls. He's done all the right ...

US THAT TOP THREE WAYS SCAMMERS MAY COME AFTER YOU. YOU KNOW, THERE’S A WELL-KNOWN SAYING IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS, THE BEST OFFENSE IS A GOOD DEFENSE. WELL, THAT ALSO APPLIES IN THE SCAM WORLD. AND ...

Someone you love could be standing at a bank counter right now, ready to wire money to a stranger. The voice in their ear may sound calm, official and urgent. Yet it could belong to a professional ...