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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The impersonators take many forms, and they come prepared with countless stories for Beaufort County residents. But one narrative unites their schemes: You’re in trouble, and money is the only way out ...

The consumer watchdog is warning mobile phone users to avoid returning unexpected calls from overseas numbers as a wangiri scam returns to our shores. Its latest victim was a 10-year-old Brisbane boy ...

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 ...