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Straight Talk: Don't respond to that phone bank text message
The Repository via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA favorite tactic of scammers is impersonating a person or organization you know and trust. That is...
BBB warns of scammers impersonating banks through text messages, phone calls
WHIO via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMany of us have seen how scammers try to impersonate the government or a business to convince...
The U.S. Marshals call you on the phone. How can you tell if it's for real or a clever scam?
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 8 months agoScams are as old as time − and as technology grows ever more sophisticated, so too do the scams...
Robocalls are out of control but this could change things
TechRadar via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSpam Calls You know all those calls you've been getting on your home and mobile phones telling you...
Don’t want to be scammed? Tips from FBI
WAVY via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWatch the Digital Desk conversation with FBI Special Agent Shanon Newcomb. NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Have you or someone you know fallen victim to a scam?...
The FCC is cracking down on scammy robotexts. What that means for you
LA Times via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoThe FCC adopted a rule Thursday requiring mobile phone companies to block "highly likely to be illegal" texts, including those from non-working numbers.
How to Spot IRS Fraud and Other Big Phone Scams So You Don't Get Fleeced
Cheapism via AOL· 1 year agoAs we get wiser, phone scammers get trickier. Some manipulate QR codes, others threaten, and still...
Helen Skelton felt 'really stupid' after losing life savings in phone scam
Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoHelen Skelton has admitted she felt “so stupid” after losing her life savings in a scam. (PA)...
Couple says they were scammed $49K through Chase phone number
KSWB articles via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSAN DIEGO — A Vista couple said they were scammed out of $49,500, but the number the scammers called from? Chase Bank’s phone number, the couple claims. “I would have never thought this would ...
Smishing: A Silly Word for a Serious Fraud Risk
Consumer Reports via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThese phishing attacks, in which scammers target victims through text messaging, are on the riseBy Octavio BlancoThere was clearly something fishy afoot...
