Ohio has it the worst when it comes to spam and scam calls and messages. The Buckeye State is ranked the No. 1 worst state in the nation for calls and text messages with the highest number of ...

Waiting for online shopping purchases to arrive? Stay vigilant against scammers pretending to be the U.S. Postal Service.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- If you're getting more and more unwanted spam text messages, you're not alone. These texts are not only annoying but continue to cost people real money. "Scammers are kind of ...

The best way to defend against this type of scam is to simply ignore it. Those who wish to be a bit more proactive can ...

Social networks are constantly battling inauthentic bot accounts that send direct messages to users promoting scam cryptocurrency investment platforms. What follows is an interview with a Russian ...

Many Americans are frustrated by an unending barrage of scam and spam telephone calls. Multiple reliable sources note that there are typically over 3 billion unwanted calls each month. Last year, it ...

When Dean Cameron got an e-mail from a Nigerian con artist, the actor didn't immediately trash the forwarded scam letter. Instead, Cameron turned the tables on the con man, wrote him back and turned ...

According to the Q4 2024 Global Call Threat Report, UK residents received an average of four spam calls per month, with the share of unknown spam calls rising from 28% to 32%. This tally has ...

Spammers and scammers know how to work the mind games that make even the most sophisticated and skeptical computer users fall for their tricks, a researcher said today in a just-released report. In an ...

There is a pithy saying about being the victim of a con. You know, the one President George Dubya could never get quite right: “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” It seems like ...