American consumers lost more than $12 billion to fraud and scams in 2025. Financial scams are everywhere these days, and unfortunately, they’re not always easy to identify. On top of that, some ...

Chances are you’ve received a call, email, or text message from a scammer before, even if you didn’t realize it. Scammers often reach out to people with seemingly legitimate concerns. However, they ...

Meta-owned platforms like WhatsApp and Instagram are widely used to share information and personal data like photos, videos, and more. Making it easier for scammers to scam via such apps. With ...

In impersonation scams, criminals pretend to be someone you know, a friend, colleague, or family member. They may claim they’ve changed their phone number or that they’re in urgent trouble and need ...

We're now deep into tax season with most people filing between now and the April 15 deadline. This also means that we're now deep into scam season for fraudsters and cybercriminals. Over the years, ...

About five years ago, Steve Conley’s mother almost got scammed. A scammer claiming to be her grandson said he was in jail in Florida. She needed to send $5,000 in bail money, and right away, he said.

WITH STATE POLICE ABOUT THE SCAMS. YOU NEED TO LOOK OUT FOR. MANY OF THOSE SCAMS ARE HAPPENING RIGHT HERE ON OUR PHONE OR OUR COMPUTER, AND EXPERTS SAY THEY ARE GETTING MORE SOPHISTICATED AND EASIER ...