Wisconsin residents have reported to the FBI they were caught up in the gold bar scam, losing a total of roughly $13 million.
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Police departments are getting reports of phone scam activity across the area. Huber Height Police said on social media that ...
The Google Phone app could soon let you provide feedback for scam calls and let you add additional context. The Google Contacts app could also soon present a Lookup button previously only visible ...
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) is warning medical professionals, particularly those in the dental field, about a phone scam in which fraudsters pose as ...
After demoing at I/O 2024 in May, Google is rolling out real-time Scam Detection for phone calls on Pixel devices. Scam Detection listens for “conversation patterns commonly associated with ...
Google impersonation scams are becoming increasingly sophisticated, using a combination of emails and phone calls to trick victims into giving out security codes meant to protect their accounts ...
Blair County Sheriff James E. Ott is warning the public of a phone scam. Multiple Blair County residents have received phone calls from a male identifying himself as a Blair County Sheriff’s ...
What does all of this mean? That we need to get better at managing dodgy phone calls. You may have come across a “scam likely” label or similar on some incoming calls. As the moniker suggests ...
Part of the scam includes the scammers asking for payment over the phone, to avoid “being arrested”. Sims said MCSO will never ask people to pay over the phone. “We will never call and try ...
If you suspect a phone scam, you can report it to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or your state consumer protection office. Staying vigilant and informed is critical to avoiding phone scams.