A suspicious username, often similar to a real username (like “contact12” for a scammer impersonating a company’s customer ...
Scammers are getting smarter, and so are their tricks. From fake delivery alerts to impersonated government agencies, phone scams are more convincing (and more frequent) than ever before. Whether it’s ...
AUSTIN — A man posing as someone from the federal government tried to get our personal information over the phone. He said he wanted to verify our social security number and warned us about a possible ...
A troubling message landed in our inbox, and it reveals a scam that many people have never seen. Before we break it down, here is an email Gary from Palmetto, Florida, sent us: "This just happened to ...
With the housing crisis as bad as ever, scammers are doing their utmost to catch out desperate potential renters. The ...
FRAUDSTERS ARE INCREASINGLY following up scam emails with a phone call or text message to make their requests seem more urgent and believable, new figures show. The tactic is part of a wider rise in ...