This past week, many agencies celebrated "Safer Internet Day" by sharing tips to help us all be mindful of the importance of staying alert to potential safety and fraud issues online. One area that ...

PROVIDENCE, RI – A federal investigation into India-based tech-support fraud operations has resulted in convictions of multiple fraud operators and guilty pleas from two former U.S. telecom executives ...

A retired lawyer thought he was calling Microsoft for tech support. But the phone number he found on Google didn't connect him with Microsoft. Instead, the person who picked up the phone, "Alex," and ...

The FBI dismantled an India-linked tech support scam that defrauded elderly Americans of millions, securing convictions of five Indian fraudsters and two US executives accused of enabling the ...

Learn how to spot tech scams, recognize phishing email signs, and apply smart online scam prevention tips to protect your personal information and stay secure online. Pixabay, Mohamed_hassan The ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A Consumer First Alert: There’s a surge in tech support scams we want people to recognize. Scammers are targeting computer users with fake pop-up messages designed to scare ...

Cameron Nakashima joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss what are technical support scams, why older adults are often targeted, what to do immediately in response to a scary pop up, ...

Two former executives of a call-tracking and analytics company pleaded guilty to concealing a years-long tech support fraud scheme that victimized individuals worldwide. Former CEO Adam Young (from ...

Scam alert note on a telephone receiver on a desk, warning of potential fraud. Recently the FBI led a successful joint investigation with the Montgomery Maryland Police Department and the Montgomery ...

If you're concerned about scams in 2025, start by monitoring your texts. Many of the most common internet scams of the year start with a text message. Of course, scams are everywhere because the ...

Americans may be losing far more to scammers than official data shows, according to a new study. The annual cost of online scams is estimated at $119 billion, according to a report from the Consumer ...