Pennsylvania State Police are warning residents about a computer scam that tricks victims into sending bitcoin or other cryptocurrency to scammers posing as Microsoft support personnel. Most ...

A computer scam that uses malware to freeze your screen and then demands a $100 ransom to unlock it has prompted Vancouver police to issue a warning. "The scam is a variation of an online extortion ...

“Message scam losses are on the rise,” is the headline in a recent edition of the AARP Bulletin. To be sure, in every single AARP publication as well as in Consumer Reports and other magazines, there ...

WESTLAKE, Ohio (WJW) — Police in Westlake said a computer scam artist was so convincing in the story he pitched to an elderly victim that she put thousands of dollars into a Cryptocurrency ATM, even ...

The Ohio Attorney General’s office is warning consumers about a scam that has seen an uptick in recent weeks involving computer repairs. Callers claim to be with a large corporation and telling people ...

A Charlotte man was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for participating in a multi-million-dollar, international tech scam that mostly targeted elderly victims with fake online pop-up ads, federal ...

Police said that someone posing as a representative from Microsoft contacted the Norwalk resident, who is a senior citizen, regarding an issue with a software renewal. The representative convinced the ...

Genesee County Sheriff’s Department is warning residents of a computer scam. Three people in Genesee County have reported that someone identifying themselves as a Microsoft employee calls and claims ...