You already know to be wary of suspicious-looking text messages, but what happens if a text arrives from someone who appears to have contacted you by mistake? Though you may be tempted to respond, ...

Once upon a time, when the phone rang it was either someone you knew or a wrong number. Times have changed, unfortunately, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There's bad customer service — and even worse bogus customer service where anyone can easily be taken by a scammer with a quirky ...

Betesh’s story highlights a troubling trend. Cryptocurrency kiosks, a favorite tool for scammers, were used in scams that led ...

(Stacker) - These days it can seem as though “spam likely” calls pop up on your phone almost every day. Not only is it incredibly annoying, but it can get in the way of work and life if you’re ...

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 ...

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday is urging state residents to be cautious when contacting their utility providers, as utility-related scams are on the rise. Scammers use different tactics to ...

The AG’s office said the scam involves websites that appear to be a legitimate utility provider’s appearing in Google ...