Landline identity theft is an emerging threat that gives scammers backdoor access to your accounts. An outdated phone number, especially a forgotten landline, can help them bypass security and drain ...

There's bad customer service — and even worse bogus customer service where anyone can easily be taken by a scammer with a quirky accent who demands a credit card on the spot when you call a fake ...

The automated calls, explains a press release (1) from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), claim that a Walmart ...

Telemarketer and spam calls can be really annoying. How do you usually handle calls like this? Do you ignore them, block them, or do you find a way to get them to block you? The woman in today’s story ...

Scammers are exploiting AI to trick people looking for customer numbers. Google's AI Overview, AI Mode, and OpenAI's ChatGPT are vulnerable. Run a regular search, or head to the company's website to ...

There has been an 86% year-over-year surge in U.S. adults targeted by phone, email and text scams, and text scams have flourished. A CNET report says 82% of Americans now get at least one scam text ...

Scammers love to seed the internet with fake customer service numbers in order to lure in unsuspecting victims who are just trying to fix something wrong in their life. Con artists have done it to ...

Scammers don't just reach out directly — they also set traps by creating fake websites and listing fraudulent phone numbers online that appear to belong to legitimate companies. Venmo warns that its ...

"The government, especially the Sheriff’s Office, is never going to reach out to anybody and demand that they make a payment ...

When something goes wrong with your bank account or delivery, your first instinct might be to type the company name into Google and call the first customer service number you see. But that simple ...

Whether you've fallen for text message scams in the past or even just side-eyed a slightly suspicious text, there's no reason to feel embarrassed—according to the FTC, text message scams shook ...

It is July and many of us are happily looking forward to the summer vacations that we look forward to all year, however, scammers are looking forward to scamming us with a variety of scams that can ...