One of the worst phone scams in recent years is back again, and fraudsters are finding new victims while many have been distracted by the pandemic and the election. Kendra Fleischmann is the latest to ...
Scammers are so common nowadays that it can be difficult to determine which calls are legitimate. Robocalls have become the norm, and can make it difficult to know when you should pick up the phone, ...
Earlier this month, an elderly couple in Pennsylvania lost more than $1.3 million in an elaborate scheme executed by a thief posing as a Social Security Administration employee. The heartbreaking ...
The FBI dismantled scam call centers located in India that have been targeting hundreds of victims nationwide since 2022, stealing millions of dollars from unsuspecting victims by using sophisticated ...
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Last year, there were over 700,000 telephone scams reported, with victims losing on average $5,800. The scam involves a phone call from someone posing as a local or government ...
Iowa (KWQC) - The Iowa Insurance Division’s Senior Health Information and Senior Medicare Patrol Program has issued a fraud alert for calls requesting social security numbers from Iowa Medicare ...
What to know about the new Social Security scam According to a press release issued by the SSA OIG, scammers are sending out letters, texts or emails with the subject line, “Alert: Social Security ...
From fake delivery alerts to phony bank fraud notices, phone scams are becoming more common each year. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) operates the “National Do Not Call Registry,” a list of phone ...