Homeowners across the U.S. are being targeted in a sophisticated scam in which callers pose as mortgage lenders to defraud people out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, the Federal ...

We are all vulnerable to the rapid spread of phone scams – including, it seems, world leaders. Thailand’s prime minister has revealed she got a call from an AI system, demanding money in the ...

Now, the government is racing to close loopholes in outdated laws, looking to Singapore’s hard-hitting anti-scam measures as a lifeline. A proposal to tighten regulations on telecommunications ...

“That's our life savings,” she said. Victims losing more than ever to scams Americans may be starting the new year with a resolution to save money. But another goal to consider is keeping hard ...

Beware: texts are part of the latest “smishing” scam, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The texts say that the recipient owes money for EZ pass tolls and include a ...

QUINCY – My turn to receive the latest fraudulent "smishing" scam arrived at 9:27 a.m. Sunday when a text message appeared on my iPhone. It told me that I owed money for unpaid tolls on state ...

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LOS ANGELES -- As wildfires continue to blaze across Los Angeles County, authorities are sounding the alarm on another potential threat to the public: scams relating to the disaster. Multiple law ...

Thousands of online GoFundMe fundraising campaigns have been created to support the victims of the devastating wildfires that have scorched portions of Los Angeles County, but officials are ...

"I hate to break it to you, but your favorite influencers sold you a lie," said MegaLag. "Honey is a scam." MegaLag's accusations included claims that Honey took for itself affiliate revenue meant ...

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