A North Fort Myers man says scammers nearly got him with a fake Microsoft warning that took over his computer screen and ...
Westlake police said an elderly Cleveland man was nearly tricked into giving away some of his hard-earned savings to online ...
American-made AI models—chiefly ChatGPT and Gemini—have been used to build specialized software that allows scammers to ...
The Windsor, Vermont, Police Department is asking for the public's help finding the people responsible for scamming an older woman out of thousands of dollars by posing as IT specialists, pretending ...
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Scams steal almost $700K from residents

Clallam County reports four instances just this week ...
At first, it’s just another refund scam. Then everything changes. The scammer suddenly can’t control his own system—and the ...
An 84-year-old Washington resident handed about $420,000 in gold to a man waiting at the end of the resident’s driveway after ...
Using the 'Click Fix Scam' fraudsters has been developed a 'sophisticated' method trick 'normal people' into thinking they ...
The passwordless feature will launch for iPhone users on 1 July 2026 with a device-bound model to avoid the security risks of cloud-synced passkeys ...
Florida is ripe for online, text and phone scams and Sheriff Richard Del Toro knows St. Lucie County is no exception as he ...
One thought he was getting to know “Eliza” and was robbed of his life savings. The other was trafficked to a scam compound, ...
Scammers often impersonate trusted organizations like the FTC or IRS to create fear and urgency. Fraudsters may use "spoofing" technology to make phone numbers appear legitimate on caller ID. Never ...