Another step you can take is to block numbers once you know they’re spam. Scammers will often change up their numbers, but ...

Apple has quietly turned the iPhone’s phone app into a frontline defense against scammers, building a new call screening ...

How can you determine if it really is your bank trying to get in touch with you or whether a scammer is trying to access your ...

Scams have become more sophisticated over the years, and they continue to target unsuspecting individuals in communities just like ours. From phone calls ...

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Americans get 2.5 million scam and robocalls a month, according to U.S. PIRG Education Fund, a consumer advocacy organization ...

Identity thieves have found a new way to steal consumers’ financial information: By calling with an “update” on a loan they never applied for. The con starts with a robocall from a fictitious ...

Scam calls and texts are flooding phones across Louisiana at an alarming rate, and experts warn the trend is only ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — If you’ve received a scam call this year you are not alone. According to recent data released by the Federal Trade Commission, Tennessee ranks second in the country for the ...

TO CUT DOWN THOSE CALLS. THESE CALLS ARE GOING TO KEEP COMING, BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU CAN DO TO STOP SOME OF THEM. NUMBER ONE, PUT YOUR PHONE NUMBER ON THE NATIONAL DO NOT CALL REGISTRY. HERE’S ...

IRS impersonation scams: Fake IRS agents can call taxpayers, saying they owe back taxes and ask for those payments via a wire ...