Here’s how to tell when a convincing call is actually a trap.

Though the tactic itself isn’t new, both the timing and level of detail have evolved, Smith said. The attackers contact their ...

Scammers are using new technology and familiar tactics to make phone scams harder to spot: Here’s what to watch for.

Phone scams driven by artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency payment channels cost Americans billions of dollars in 2024, and federal enforcement data released in early 2025 shows the problem ...

(KRON) — The City of Santa Rosa issued a public warning following a reported uptick in phone scams where callers will pretend to be Federal agents and demand money. “In these schemes, the caller tells ...

‘Free phone’ scams are becoming increasingly common, and there’s now a new one to watch out for. With this version, a brand new phone is left on your doorstep and – unusually – the scammer didn’t use ...

Thousands of people are bilked every year by criminals who enter the lives of their victims through their telephones. AARP once found that about half of all mobile calls were fraudulent, and that the ...

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 ...

Google has announced a raft of security features for Android, including scam alerts in chat notifications and an Enhanced ...

You think email spam is bad? Here’s something worse: scam phone calls. The average American receives over 500 per year, and the result is that 39% of these consumers feel unsafe, according to a study ...

You know that little moment when your phone rings and the name on the screen makes you drop everything? Maybe it says your spouse, your daughter, your boss or your best friend. You answer because you ...