The Federal Trade Commission issued a consumer alert in June 2026 telling Americans to hang up on anyone who threatens arrest ...

FBI reports over $20 billion in internet crime losses. Learn how scammers coach victims before bank visits and what families ...

Bail bond scams are not new. But what bondsmen once described as one-off jail parking lot encounters and the occasional odd ...

Captain Jacob Morris of the Lorain Police Department recorded a 20-minute phone call after realizing a scammer posing as law ...

A suspicious username, often similar to a real username (like “contact12” for a scammer impersonating a company’s customer ...

A new phone call scam targeting people who have family members with court cases and asking them to pay fictitious jail bonds ...

A phone call from an unknown number. A dire situation needing an excessive sum of money immediately. Threats and fear, and ...

PEOPLE ARE REPORTING GETTING PHONE CALLS FROM SOMEONE WHO SAYS THEY’RE GOING TO JAIL IF THEY DON’T GET MONEY. THEY USE REAL NAMES OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AS WESH 2’S MICHELLE ...

As scammers leverage AI, consumers can defend themselves by becoming familiar with common scams and being suspicious of unexpected calls. AI tools are making it easier than ever for scammers to ...

Tax relief phone call scams are common year-round, and criminals use them to get money and commit identity theft. There is an IRS tax debt compromise option, however, that could allow you to settle ...

Are you suddenly being inundated with calls about a loan you never applied for? You're not alone. Annoying fraud calls from personal info-seeking scammers posing as processing reps, usually promising ...