The calls start early, don’t stop until dinner, and look to be from local numbers.

The Yamhill County Sheriff's Office warns of phone scams using their staff names for payments on fake legal issues.

A phone scam is making rounds in St. Louis County, with the caller claiming they are from Publishers Clearing House.

One of the scariest parts about owning a smartphone is the notion that you could potentially be hacked or scammed by ...

TO CUT DOWN THOSE CALLS. THESE CALLS ARE GOING TO KEEP COMING, BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO TO STOP SOME OF THEM. NUMBER ONE, PUT YOUR PHONE NUMBER ON THE NATIONAL DO NOT CALL REGISTRY. HERE’S ...

A large-scale scam recently made victims of 8 million Walmart customers, according to the Federal Communications Commission. During the scam robocall campaign, an artificial voice identifying itself ...

A troubling message landed in our inbox, and it reveals a scam that many people have never seen. Before we break it down, here is an email Gary from Palmetto, Florida, sent us: "This just happened to ...

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In our APK teardown, we have discovered more evidence that Google is laying the groundwork to bring Scam Detection to the Galaxy S26.

Scam calls and texts are flooding phones across Louisiana at an alarming rate, and experts warn the trend is only ...