This past week, many agencies celebrated "Safer Internet Day" by sharing tips to help us all be mindful of the importance of staying alert to potential safety and fraud issues online. One area that ...
A retired lawyer thought he was calling Microsoft for tech support. But the phone number he found on Google didn't connect him with Microsoft. Instead, the person who picked up the phone, "Alex," and ...
David Welles, a retired lawyer, had been struggling with his new iPad for hours when he tried to call tech support. But instead of dialing Microsoft to help him connect his email, the phone number he ...
PROVIDENCE, RI – A federal investigation into India-based tech-support fraud operations has resulted in convictions of multiple fraud operators and guilty pleas from two former U.S. telecom executives ...
Americans over 60 lost nearly $5 billion to internet-related fraud last year and filed more complaints than any other age ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A Consumer First Alert: There’s a surge in tech support scams we want people to recognize. Scammers are targeting computer users with fake pop-up messages designed to scare ...
While fraud is nothing new, today's scams are constantly evolving. The latest advances in technology, like artificial intelligence (AI), make these schemes even harder to spot. The Federal Trade ...
Cameron Nakashima joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss what are technical support scams, why older adults are often targeted, what to do immediately in response to a scary pop up, ...
Two former executives of a call-tracking and analytics company pleaded guilty to concealing a years-long tech support fraud scheme that victimized individuals worldwide. Former CEO Adam Young (from ...
Most scam texts are easy to spot, but this one feels different. At first glance, the message looks polished and uses official branding that signals credibility. It also includes technical details that ...
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Scams steal almost $700K from residents

Clallam County reports four instances just this week ...