“Message scam losses are on the rise,” is the headline in a recent edition of the AARP Bulletin. To be sure, in every single AARP publication as well as in Consumer Reports and other magazines, there ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - A computer pop-up warning of a virus might seem like a standard tech annoyance, but deputies say a ...

Scammers claiming to be computer professionals targeted a number of people in and around Winston-Salem, warning people their security systems had failed and charging $400 to $500 for bogus work. The ...

TOP SCAMS OF 2024. OUR TOP FIVE SCAM LIST ARE THE SCAMS THAT WE HEAR ABOUT FROM VIEWERS MOST OFTEN. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT MOST OF THE TIME, PEOPLE DON’T FALL FOR THE SCAMS. BUT OUR NUMBER TWO SCAM FOR ...

BAY VILLAGE, Ohio (WJW) — Bay Village police are warning people about the dangers of computer scammers after a man lost $15,000. Saturday afternoon, a Bay Village resident contacted police to report ...

CAPE CORAL, Fla.- A Cape Coral woman says she’s out hundreds of dollars after scammers threatened her into paying in exchange for saving her computer from a fake virus. Pamela Nielsen, 65, said she ...

This video shows how pop-ups are used to overwhelm a scammer’s computer. Windows multiply faster than they can be closed. The ...

If the scammer loaded software that can read your computer’s innards, your bank account and other vital information may become easy pickings. Scammers sometimes call again and try to arrange other ...

A Lakin, Kansas, family is speaking out after their 87-year-old father was scammed out of $30,000 — and nearly lost his entire retirement fund — after a fraudulent computer alert. Tom Grauburger says ...

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has received numerous reports of a computer scam that’s targeting seniors throughout the county, including one report of an individual who lost over ...

Generative AI (GenAI) tools used by cyber criminal fraudsters to create convincing deepfake voice scams appear to have mastered the fine art of the Glaswegian accent, according to stand-up comic Billy ...