“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 ...

WESTLAKE, Ohio (WJW) — Police in Westlake said a computer scam artist was so convincing in the story he pitched to an elderly victim that she put thousands of dollars into a Cryptocurrency ATM, even ...

A Charlotte man was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for participating in a multi-million-dollar, international tech scam that mostly targeted elderly victims with fake online pop-up ads, federal ...

Genesee County Sheriff’s Department is warning residents of a computer scam. Three people in Genesee County have reported that someone identifying themselves as a Microsoft employee calls and claims ...

A scam that was prevalent a few years ago is making a comeback nationwide, and its effects are being felt in the Miami Valley. On Thursday, the Dayton Better Business Bureau confirmed that callers are ...

Police said that someone posing as a representative from Microsoft contacted the Norwalk resident, who is a senior citizen, regarding an issue with a software renewal. The representative convinced the ...

ROCHE HAS MORE. SO WHEN THE FBI IS ISSUING A WARNING ABOUT A SCAM, THEN YOU KNOW IT’S GOT TO BE SERIOUS. WE OFTEN REFER TO THIS ONE AS THE COMPUTER SCAM, BUT THE FBI IS CALLING IT THE PHANTOM HACKER ...

Spammers, scammers, and snake-oil peddlers are at an all-time high thanks to the internet. Scamming tactics are ever-changing and are becoming increasingly creative, making them hard for the average ...

A California man accused of a multi-state computer scam was arrested in Mesa County after authorities say he took money from ...