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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Philadelphia region is seeing an 80% increase in unwanted calls and within those, a 50% increase in fraudulent calls since the government shutdown began. Before you pick up ...

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 ...

Phone scams have become increasingly sophisticated in recent years. One-ring calls and other phone scams target millions of Americans each year, and the tactics used by scammers evolve quickly. New ...