A Parksville Qualicum Beach resident lost $5,000 after a caller claimed to be from police and said gift cards were needed to ...

The FTC warns that scammers are keeping "sucker lists" to repeatedly target previous fraud victims with fake recovery offers and upfront fees.

If you get an unprompted phone call from an individual claiming to work for the FBI or a government agency, you should hang ...

Where did the money go? That’s a question government watchdogs are asking about a program mandated by Congress.

Texas Parks and Wildlife says a cyberattack on its license vendor may have exposed personal data for more than 3 million ...

Take at least three steps as soon as you can if you've been scammed and lost money: Contact the FBI, your bank and file a ...

"King of the Hill" Season 15 trailer tackles Hank and Peggy's retirement woes and phone scams, as well as Bobby's relationship drama.

Scams are more advanced than ever, in large part thanks to AI. But there are still ways to identify them. Dianna Gunn built ...

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - Phone scammers are using the names of actual New Hanover County deputies to trick residents into sending money, according to the sheriff’s office. The New Hanover ...

In 2024, Americans reported losing $470 million to scams that started with texts, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Text scams are also becoming harder to detect with AI. Knowing what to look ...

CRESTWOOD, Mo. – A Crestwood woman says an add on Facebook ad quickly turned into a demand for thousands of dollars. She almost fell for it, until a stranger stepped in to stop it. Now she’s ...