CLALLAM COUNTY, Wash. — In the early months of 2025, scammers have defrauded three Clallam County residents of more than $1 million through sophisticated schemes, with one resident even losing ...

It's a scam. The email is not really from Geek Squad, which is a legitimate business owned by the electronics retail chain Best Buy. And while scammers love to make it sound like you're minutes ...

Bucks County beware! Officials in the county are warning residents of at least two reported scammers targeting neighborhoods by impersonating police as well as License and Inspection officers.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A fake pet scam alert: Scammers are using a Raleigh cat adoption center to try to get your money. Safe Haven for Cats in Raleigh has several furry friends ready for ...

WXIN/WTTV — If it seems like scam texts have simply become part of daily life, there could be good reason for that: crooks are making a lot of money off them. Just last year, according to the ...

(WJAR) — Scammers love taking advantage of anything newsworthy. Right now, everyone is talking about tariffs. Bentley University professor and creator of scamicide.com Steve Weisman said ...

FEATURES ON YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT. FOLKS, I’VE BEEN TELLING YOU ABOUT SCAMS FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS NOW, AND I’VE SEEN MANY SCAMS OVER THE YEARS GET MOTHBALLED, PUT AWAY IN, SHELVED, ONLY TO BE ...

Cybercriminals are trying to pass themselves off as the FBI employees tasked with helping victims of online scams. Don't fall for it. Bree Fowler writes about cybersecurity and digital privacy.

Cybercriminals are impersonating employees of the FBI division devoted to combating online scams, attempting to take advantage of people who have already lost money to digital fraudsters.

The FBI warns that scammers impersonating FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) employees offer to "help" fraud victims recover money lost to other scammers. Over the last two years ...

“Scams vary in scale and process, but all result in the victim's participation in a fraudulent operation,” said Alexander Hall, a former fraudster and trust and safety architect at Sift.

Scams on the Internet are big business. Consumers reportedly lose more than $10 billion annually to them, and every year there is a new wave of scams to bilk people out of their hard-earned money.