Elder fraud losses in the U.S. jumped to $3.4 billion in 2023, according to a new FBI report. Tech support and investment ...

Of these, tech support scams, including the Geek Squad scam, are some of the costliest, bilking Americans out of $924 million ...

If you paid a tech support scammer, contact your credit card company or bank right away. If you get a pop-up scam, cybersecurity experts say shut down or restart your computer. If you think there ...

Police in Gurugram dismantled a fake call center duping Canadians by impersonating Microsoft support. Operating from a rented ...

Seniors lost more than $1 billion falling prey to scams in 2023 alone as cybercrimes increased in popularity nationwide, leading to a seminar presented by the Pennsylvania State Police on the ...

You're not the only one getting voicemails about your car's extended warranty. According to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission ...

This case is part of ongoing FTC efforts to protect consumers from scams. In 2024 alone ... us to be Authorized or when you click a link, call a number or fill a form on our site.

Montana State University graduate student Connor Green was inspired for a class project by saving his grandfather from an AI ...

identifying common scam tactics such as fake prize winnings, IRS threats, or fraudulent tech support claims. If the AI detects potential fraud, the phone issues audio, haptic (vibration), and on ...

In the latest wave of scams targeting Apple customers, iPhone users receive a text instructing them to authorize a payment or contact a fraudulent support line if it is not authorized, lest they ...

His team also calls the local police ... not calling unsuspecting victims — in 2017 after he came across tech support scams he knew his grandparents would have fallen victim to.