Financial planner Dottie Bourlier explains how to spot and avoid common government impersonation and other scams.

HUNTINGDON, Pa. (WTAJ) — An alarming new scam is spreading across Pennsylvania. While arrests have been made, law enforcement is warning this could be part of a more elaborate, nationwide scheme.

“Message scam losses are on the rise,” is the headline in a recent edition of the AARP Bulletin. To be sure, in every single AARP publication as well as in Consumer Reports and other magazines, there ...

BAY VILLAGE, Ohio (WJW) — Bay Village police are warning people about the dangers of computer scammers after a man lost $15,000. Saturday afternoon, a Bay Village resident contacted police to report ...

In a twist straight out of a thriller, one man refused to play the victim. After realizing he was being targeted by scammers, ...

A computer scam that uses malware to freeze your screen and then demands a $100 ransom to unlock it has prompted Vancouver police to issue a warning. "The scam is a variation of an online extortion ...

A Lakin, Kansas, family is speaking out after their 87-year-old father was scammed out of $30,000 — and nearly lost his entire retirement fund — after a fraudulent computer alert. Tom Grauburger says ...

TOP SCAMS OF 2024. OUR TOP FIVE SCAM LIST ARE THE SCAMS THAT WE HEAR ABOUT FROM VIEWERS MOST OFTEN. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT MOST OF THE TIME, PEOPLE DON’T FALL FOR THE SCAMS. BUT OUR NUMBER TWO SCAM FOR ...

Generative AI (GenAI) tools used by cyber criminal fraudsters to create convincing deepfake voice scams appear to have mastered the fine art of the Glaswegian accent, according to stand-up comic Billy ...

LinkedIn has built its reputation as the world's most trusted professional network, with over 1.3 million members globally. Yet, LinkedIn scams have surged in recent years, with the platform detecting ...