Ransomware gangs are increasingly adopting email bombing followed by posing as tech support in Microsoft Teams calls to trick ...

Other popular scams last year include identity theft, impersonating a law enforcement officer, and Medicare card fishing. The ...

A Pennsylvania lawmaker is pushing for a bill giving bank employees more authority to protect cyberfraud victims.

While these tools are legitimate for remote tech support, downloading them at the request of an unknown party is a red flag. If you come across a scam, it's important to act quickly and take the ...

PHOENIX — Two citizens of India were recently indicted in connection with a tech support scam that targeted elderly Arizona victims, authorities announced Monday. Ahmed Maqbul Syed, 57 ...

Filing support scams. Similar to tech support scams, criminals offer to help create IRS accounts to assist with the online filing process. Frequently posing as tax preparers, scammers will go ...

The swindles also involved fake investments, phony sweepstakes, and tech support scams in which a person was contacted and told there was something wrong with their computer, which could be corrected ...

Beware of the Phantom Hacker Scam! Scammers trick victims with fake virus scans to steal sensitive information and money.

Educating consumers is the best way to protect Vermonters from scams,” said Attorney General Clark. “With most scams originating overseas, they are incredibly difficult to shut down. These are the top ...

Just over 3,500 scams were reported to the Consumer Assistance Program through the AG’s office. The most common this year was computer tech support scams. That tricks people with alerts about ...