Whether it’s the supposed bank employee, the fake police officer or the notorious ‘grandparent’ scam, telephone fraud has ...

A suspicious username, often similar to a real username (like “contact12” for a scammer impersonating a company’s customer ...

In the midst of countless daily phone calls, texts, and e-mails, people may ask themselves just that question as they ...

Available for Android 12 and later, the anti-scam feature is baked into Google Dialer, which sends a silent “confirmation signal” to ensure whoever’s calling you is who they appear to be.

Bail bond scams are not new. But what bondsmen once described as one-off jail parking lot encounters and the occasional odd ...

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 ...

A spoofing scam is impersonating the Consulate General of India, putting the Bay Area's Indian residents at risk.

Are you suddenly being inundated with calls about a loan you never applied for? You're not alone. Annoying fraud calls from personal info-seeking scammers posing as processing reps, usually promising ...

Complaints about the calls have risen, and some older Americans have discovered that their Medicare accounts were already compromised. Steven Kurutz, 80, has been receiving up to 60 Medicare scam ...

Your phone lights up. The number looks local. You answer because maybe it is the doctor, the school, a delivery driver or someone you actually need to hear from. Then comes the pause. That tiny ...

Captain Jacob Morris of the Lorain Police Department recorded a 20-minute phone call after realizing a scammer posing as law ...