According to a recent report by Truecaller, around 68.4M Americans (26%) have fallen victim to a phone scam in the past 12 months. While the numbers are rising, so is awareness, as some of the biggest ...

The UK's data watchdog is investigating a spike in complaints about "robo calls" that appear to lead to a recruitment scam.

The FBI is warning Americans to beware of scammers who are using banks' phone numbers to trick people out of thousands of dollars, according to reports. "Banking spoof call" scams involve people ...

Your social media posts could give scammers all the audio they need. Would your loved ones spot the fake?

Lance Whitney is a technology journalist with an IT background. He's written for TechRepublic, PCMag, Macworld, and Time, among others, He also teaches classes in AI, cybersecurity, and social media.

“No,” she answered. “It’s a scam.” “Are you sure?” I said naively. “These callers seem very concerned about us.” “They want ...

Online scams are an ever-present threat, costing Americans nearly $119 billion a year. It’s not just happening on the internet either. Robocalls and text scams hit a six-year high in 2025. Now, with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A frantic phone call from someone posing as security for Charles Schwab has lead an Oakland woman to lose her life savings. It's ...

Your phone lights up. The number looks local. You answer because maybe it is the doctor, the school, a delivery driver or someone you actually need to hear from. Then comes the pause. That tiny ...

I hesitate to tell Dallas' Bob Barrese what I learned about the scourge of scam telephone callers. He's already on edge. According to Barrese, some days he gets up to 15 calls. He's done all the right ...

Howard County police are warning about a new scheme in which scammers are calling people, posing as police officers. No one's fallen victim to the scam yet, according to a police spokesman. The people ...

The man on the phone said he was Captain Milder from Dauphin County, and he said I had to pay some fines immediately or risk being arrested. No, he said, an official notification had not been sent.