“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 ...
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 ...
HUNTINGDON, Pa. (WTAJ) — An alarming new scam is spreading across Pennsylvania. While arrests have been made, law enforcement is warning this could be part of a more elaborate, nationwide scheme.
The FBI's San Francisco office warned the public on Tuesday against a new scam called "The Phantom Hacker" that targets older adults. In the new scam, swindlers pretend to be tech support staff, bank ...
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 ...
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 ...
BRAND NEW WORKWEEK. JADE. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. BROOKE. AUTHORITIES ON THE TREASURE COAST ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN THE ELDERLY BEING TARGETED BY SCAMS. SOME CASES INVOLVING THE LOSS OF THOUSANDS AND ...
Approximately $328,573 was returned to an elderly Connecticut woman who fell victim to a computer support scheme last February. A computer support scam involves an alert appearing on a victim’s ...
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 ...
THE CITY SAYS THE TIMELINE IS UNCLEAR FOR ANY ACTION TOWARD THE CHIEF. ### BE ON THE ALERT FOR SCAM CALLS CLAIMING TO BE FROM THE SANTA CRUZ SHERIFFS OFFICE. THE ...