Scam calls used to feel like background noise. Today, they look like a moving snapshot of how fraud evolves in real time, ...

A troubling message landed in our inbox, and it reveals a scam that many people have never seen. Before we break it down, here is an email Gary from Palmetto, Florida, sent us: "This just happened to ...

Stark County residents, using pseudonyms, shared their stories of losing thousands of dollars to elaborate scams. The Stark County Sheriff's Office reports a significant increase in telecommunications ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A phone scam posing as a free upgrade offer from AT&T has left consumers facing unexpected charges and account issues. Scammers ...

Hundreds of victims throughout Hampton Roads have lost millions for simply trying to help a stranger by letting them use their phone. It's all part of a cell phone scam targeting Navy Federal ...

Scammers are constantly finding new ways to trick people. While older tactics like phishing emails and impersonating government agencies to steal credentials are becoming easier to spot, bad actors ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Utahns are losing millions to phone scams every year, and members of the Utah Fraud Prevention Coalition say it's only getting worse. Sharlene Wells, a chair with the Coalition, says ...

It feels awful to be scammed. Unnerving to have a person's voice suddenly yelling at you right out of your computer. And you can't make it stop. "You've been hacked!" "You have pornographic material ...

Federal investigators are sounding the alarm about a fast‑evolving phone scam that is hitting iPhone owners where they are most vulnerable: their trust in familiar numbers and urgent messages. The FBI ...

In 2026, business leaders, especially in the finance sector, face an increasingly threatening fraud landscape shaped by generative AI. In fact, Deloitte estimates losses from fraud for US banks is ...

Bank customers are facing a new wave of highly convincing phone scams that mimic real bank outreach and drain accounts in a matter of minutes. According to federal investigators, cybercriminals have ...

If you bank with Washington Trust Bank, stay alert and beware of potential phone scams. On Wednesday, Washington Trust Bank sent an alert to customers saying it was aware of fraudulent activity ...