“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 ...

WESTLAKE, Ohio (WJW) — Police in Westlake said a computer scam artist was so convincing in the story he pitched to an elderly victim that she put thousands of dollars into a Cryptocurrency ATM, even ...

A scam that was prevalent a few years ago is making a comeback nationwide, and its effects are being felt in the Miami Valley. On Thursday, the Dayton Better Business Bureau confirmed that callers are ...

A Charlotte man was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for participating in a multi-million-dollar, international tech scam that mostly targeted elderly victims with fake online pop-up ads, federal ...

An elderly couple who fell victim to a computer scam was able to recover their money after an investigation by the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. On Friday, a deputy was called to the ...

ALBANY, N.Y. – A Chinese national living in Albany was accused of scamming a Wyoming County couple out of $20,000. Investigators said he obtained the cash from an elderly couple in the town of Java ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Scammers stole a record-breaking $12.5 billion from Americans in 2024, that's according to the FTC This new data from the Federal Trade Commission says this is a 25% increase ...

VENTURA, Calif. – Two Los Angeles men were arrested Friday when they arrived at a Ventura home to pick up money from a victim in connection to a computer-based scam On Feb. 13, around 2:40 p.m., the ...