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Scammers kept Kimberly Fudge on the phone for nearly 10 hours, tracking her every move through spyware loaded on a refurbished phone.

Business Email Compromise scams cost companies billions. Criminals are use AI, deepfakes and voice cloning to commit fraud.

INDIANAPOLIS— The Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning about refund and recovery scams. Here’s how it works. After you fall victim to a scam, an individual or business offers to help you get ...

Investment scams, online purchases, and phishing top the list of scams draining money from Bakersfield-area residents ...

Digital tools have given scammers new opportunities to target consumers—so it’s more important than ever to stay aware.

LinkedIn has built its reputation as the world's most trusted professional network, with over 1.3 million members globally. Yet, LinkedIn scams have surged in recent years, with the platform detecting ...

If you purchase vehicle radios on behalf of the city hall, we will reimburse the difference.” A small business owner received ...

According to the FTC, they may pretend to be from a government agency, a law firm, or a consumer group and then ask for an upfront fee or your financial information. A new FTC consumer alert is ...

In the past couple of years, I’ve noticed an uptick in scam emails that get past Gmail’s spam filters. Since I’m an author, the emails I get are usually from so-called book clubs, filled with empty ...

I wrote a column in 2024 describing how many scams originate overseas and the efforts by U.S. and foreign authorities to shut ...

A Fort Payne capital murder suspect pleaded not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect in the 2025 death of his wife, ...