You receive an unexpected phone call from someone claiming to be a life insurance agent or representative. The caller might ...

The FBI is warning that phone-call scams using caller ID spoofing and impersonation have already stolen hundreds of millions of dollars from people in the United States, including at least $215 ...

Every year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the agency tasked with protecting the public from deceptive or unfair business practices, receives millions of fraud reports from consumers. To help ...

Fraudulent texts peak around noon ET and are roughly 50% more common on Fridays than at the beginning of the week.Different ...

Federal fraud investigators say the telephone remains the most reliable weapon in a scammer’s toolkit, and the pitches keep getting sharper. Consumer complaints now describe cloned voices, spoofed ...

That’s according to new research from the National Retail Federation (NRF), which finds external theft and fraud cases on the rise, even as the average number of shoplifting and merchandise theft ...

Below is a press release from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office regarding a public alert about recent phone scams. SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. – The Sheriff's Office is warning residents ...

Your phone can be a connection to the outside world that helps you stay in touch with family and friends. But it can also be a means for scammers to get between you and your money through tricks and ...

Phone and text scams are getting more sophisticated. Here are some common ones in the Bay and the country, along with tips on ...