Scam phone calls are so common that there is now even a list of the the phone numbers and area codes most frequently associated with them.

I’ve had strangers call at 9pm to say they want to video-search my home, and it was legit. How can we say no when it's a scam ...

The term “smishing” is a mash-up of “SMS” and “phishing,” and it refers to a scam carried out via cell phone text. Scammers often try to frighten targets into clicking the link by threatening ...

State police claimed that they tied him to 22 fraudulent cell phone claims that were completed, leading to a loss of about ...

Avoid handing your phone to strangers ... handing out flyers cautioning citizens about the rise in digital mugging scams where the thieves transfer funds to their account using a wallet app ...

Minneapolis police recently showed the FOX 9 Investigators how a highly organized cell phone theft ring targeted drunk, ...

A growing street phone scam in New York City is defrauding victims of significant sums of money, with over $76,000 stolen last year. Criminals request a seemingly legitimate donation via transfer ...

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