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Smishing on the rise as DIY mobile phone masts used to send scam texts
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 38 minutes agoThe term “smishing” is a combination of “SMS”, or “short message service” – the technology behind...
Stranger ask to borrow your phone? They may be a scammer looking to drain your cash.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 hours ago"When somebody comes to us with a little bit of a sob story, like 'Oh, can I borrow your phone? I...
Here's how to prevent older consumers from losing billions of dollars to scams
Consumer Affairs· 6 hours agoAs technology continues to advance and hackers get sharper, consumers are at a greater risk of...
Rural Ohio fire department loses hundreds of thousands of dollars to fraud
The Canton Repository· 4 hours agoRural fire department loses hundreds of thousands of dollars to fraud. Department hit by fraud in bank accounts. A rural Ohio volunteer fire department ...
Rise in Channel Islands fraud and scam complaints, report says
BBC News· 5 days agoBanking fraud and scam complaints in the Channel Islands have more than quadrupled in a year, a...
Scams targeting older New Yorkers now more common, successful, expensive
WPIX New York City, NY via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoFBI said that elder fraud complaints to its Internet Crime Complaint Center grew by 14% in 2023,...
Owners find their million-dollar home listed on Zillow for $10K
CBS News via Yahoo News· 42 minutes agoOnce online, the listing was edited to have the price drop to $10,200, with the phony seller...
Are older adults more vulnerable to scams? What psychologists have learned about who’s most...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoIn 2021, there were more than 90,000 older victims of fraud, according to the FBI. These cases...
No, you probably didn't win a free vacation. Don't let these scams ruin your summer fun
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days ago"It's to exploit an event, and then those people come to that event and the scam is on." Young...
Fresno officials should have noticed a phishing scam that cost taxpayers more than $600,000, jury...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe city of Fresno lost more than $600,000 to to a phishing scam in 2020. Now, a grand jury says...