A Charlotte man was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for participating in a multi-million-dollar, international tech scam ...

The rise of AI has helped scammers build intricate networks of fake news and investment advice — with the aim to swindle customers out of millions ...

BROOK PARK, Ohio – A Middlebrook Boulevard resident was defrauded of $50,000 through a computer scam. The fraud was reported at about 11:30 a.m. Feb. 16. The resident was notified on her computer to ...

“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 ...

It’s a digital wolf in sheep’s clothing. A Toronto college student has issued a warning to the public after nearly falling prey to an insidious new human test scam proliferating on the internet, which ...

Scam of the Week generally runs every Tuesday. Readers are welcome to contact reporter Jake Hutchison to report scams and potential scams they have come in contact with by calling 828-1329 or via ...

A fake Apple email about app-specific passwords claims a $2,990 PayPal charge and urges recipients to call a support number, but it is a phishing scam.

If you encounter a pop-up alert from the police while browsing websites, informing you that "your computer has been blocked" due to outstanding fines, do not enter any bank card details, or your bank ...

While many scams today target people of all ages, older adults are often singled out or suffer the greatest financial harm.