The old “Microsoft Tech Support” scam has a new twist. Nowadays, to make it more convincing, scammers tie in the Treasury ...
Better Business Bureau’s Cameron Nakashima joined Wake Up 2Day to explain who’s being targeted, how much they’re losing, and ...
That said, a bit of knowledge of online scams and how they work can go a long way. For the vast majority of online scams, ...
Microsoft has long been, and still remains, the king of the operating system hill. According to Statista, nearly 70% of ...
Elder fraud losses in the U.S. jumped to $3.4 billion in 2023, according to a new FBI report. Tech support and investment ...
A man who took part in a scam that duped multiple senior citizens into withdrawing and handing over large amounts of cash ...
There are lots of different scams from annoying turnpike toll texts to calls that someone, somewhere wants to buy your house.
With the rise of spam calls, phone scams, and fraudulent tech support schemes, many people are looking for ways to identify ...
The cybersecurity firm Guardio found a 573% rise in tech support scams when comparing just the recent six months to the previous period. “They really try and plant that sense of urgency into the ...
The sheer volume of these phishing attempts indicates their effectiveness. Enough people fall for the scam to make it ...
At Lee County Legal Aid Society, we work to narrow the access to justice gap among those who cannot afford a private attorney ...
Americans over 60 lost $3.4 billion to scams in 2023, up 11% from 2022 Tech support scams were the most common; investment scams were the costliest Over 100,000 complaints were filed by seniors ...