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FBI warns of dangerous new ‘smishing' scam targeting your phone
Hackers have set up over 10,000 fake websites to keep smishing scams going and target both iPhone and Android users with texts. Kurt the CyberGuy shares how to defend yourself.
FBI Warns of Latest Phone Scam and How to Protect Yourself
It's another day, and another scam. The FBI has sent out a warning about how to protect yourself from the latest "smishing" texts scam, which tries to trick cell phone users into thinking they have unpaid road tolls.
Elaborate Medicare phone scam targets seniors
A victim was on the phone for hours with callers impersonating Medicare, the pharmacy and her doctors after being told her Medicare benefits were terminated.
Don’t click on those road toll texts. Officials issue warnings about the smishing scam
State officials are warning Americans not to respond to a surge of scam road toll collection texts. The texts impersonating state road toll collection agencies attempt to get phone users to reveal financial information,
FBI issues warning on E-ZPass scam – 'smishing' texts: Don't click on these links
ZPass, EZDriveMa and other road toll collection services claiming you owe unpaid tolls and seeking immediate payment by asking you to "click here" – don't click on the links. In a new warning,
RI DMV warns E-ZPass customers of ‘smishing’ scam
The Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles is warning residents of a text scam that targets E-ZPass customers.
Middleburg Heights woman defrauded of $8,000 in credit union-phone scam
MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio – An Ivy Lane woman reported March 4 that she was defrauded of more than $8,000 through a phone scam ...
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Bullitt County Sheriff's Office shares warning about phone scam asking for money to avoid arrest
The sheriff's office said it was made aware of a phone scam where someone is calling people pretending to be with the sheriff's office.
Frumpy Mom: Beware of this phone scam. It’s a doozy.
And, if you’re like me, you may have gotten notices that your security has been breached on one or more cards, or maybe from ...
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How To Track Down Someone Who Scammed You Using Name, Phone Number, or Image
Tracking down a scammer on your own is not impossible, even in the age of the Internet and web anonymity. Moreover, it is ...
Five simple tips to stop scam phone calls and robocalls
Five simple tips to stop scam phone calls and robocalls - The calls have reached epidemic levels. Here’s how you can protect ...
What Is a Smishing Scam and How to Stay Safe
In January, the FTC flagged a smishing scam: a message that appears to be from a state road toll company that informs ...
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Scam and span phone calls are basically unstoppable. Here's what to know
Many Americans are frustrated by an unending barrage of scam and spam telephone calls. Multiple reliable sources note that ...
Android's AI is scanning your phone for scam activity now in two ways
It seems like scammers are everywhere these days. Here are two new ways Google aims to tackle the problem on Android.
Residents in Milford, New Hampshire getting charged for phones they didn't order in new scam
Residents in Milford have found themselves on the receiving end of a scam that charges them for cellphones they didn't order.