Bad-faith actors use social media and AI to create targeted messaging scams. Learn their tricks and how to keep yourself from ...

Broken computer monitors in bombed-out offices, scattered fake police uniforms and phoney hundred-dollar bills: these were ...

Bitcoin extortion emails claiming hackers stole your information are hitting thousands of inboxes daily, and experts are ...

“Message scam losses are on the rise,” is the headline in a recent edition of the AARP Bulletin. To be sure, in every single AARP publication as well as in Consumer Reports and other magazines, there ...

Scams are rampant these days and scammers are getting slicker. You might think you’re not susceptible to scams, but be aware ...

Two state agencies are warning about scammers texting and claiming that you owe for either unpaid parking or a toll fine. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost warns the scammers claim ...

FBI investigation shuts down Indian call centers behind $48M in scams. Learn how social engineering, amygdala hijacks, ...

The Portage County Sheriff's Office is warning of two separate reports it has received of a "Microsoft virus" scam targeting seniors. In this scheme, victims are falsely informed that their computers ...

Scam of the Week generally runs every Tuesday. Readers are welcome to contact reporter Jake Hutchison to report scams and potential scams they have come in contact with by calling 828-1329 or via ...

Americans aged 60 and older lost a staggering $700 million to online scams in 2024, marking a sharp rise in fraud targeting seniors, according to the Federal Trade Commission. This figure, presented ...

In my computer service business, we regularly get calls from users that have been scammed. Some have let a remote scammer onto their computer and get their data/passwords stolen, while some get taken ...

A Moran Avenue resident was nearly scammed out of $36,500 after she received a pop-up message on her computer that claimed it was compromised, according to ...