PeopleFinders reports five sophisticated phone scams targeting individuals, including fake delivery notices and IRS ...

If you've received an innocent-sounding text from a number you don't recognize, it's not actually innocent. It's likely the start of a "wrong phone number" scam, which is increasingly being used to ...

FBI impersonator How the scam works: Somebody will call you pretending to be from the FBI. They might say that there’s a warrant out for your arrest, or demand payment and threaten serious ...

Rose Okumura is a voice actor and a content creator. Now she's using her skills to turn to the tables on annoying telephone scammers. It's called scam baiting, which Collins English Dictionary defines ...

The holiday season, with all of its shopping specials, is often seen as a time when scams run rampant. Fraudsters like to take advantage of consumers' willingness to spend money, and this year they ...

Do not fall victim to a phone scam. Be proactive. Be part of the solution. Register your phone number online with the DONOTCALL.gov registry or by calling 1-888-382-1222 from the phone you wish to ...

Convicted con artists reveal secrets to how they hook people. — -- It was 11 o’clock in the morning when Luann and Betty Ann’s world was shattered with a single phone call. “He says, ‘Do you have ...

Thousands of Texans are no strangers to scams. The Lone Star State ranks second in the nation for internet crime complaints and financial losses, with Texans experiencing $1.35 billion in losses last ...

Smishing is a type of phishing scam that works through text messages. The name comes from a mix of "SMS" and "phishing," since scammers use fake messages to trick people into giving away personal ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The New York Police Department is warning New Yorkers on social media about a new phone scam. Earlier this week, the department posted on X and Instagram, stating that there are ...