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Maple Grove man loses $22,000 to scam caller
KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul· 7 days agoPhone scams targeting seniors are common enough that many people won't answer a call from an unknown number. A Maple Grove senior tells KARE 11 the...
Sick of scams? Stop answering your phone.
Washington Post· 23 hours agoThe first rule of avoiding scam calls is to never answer unknown numbers, and even some known ones. Unfortunately, every year hundreds of thousands of...
Stranger ask to borrow your phone? They may be a scammer looking to drain your cash.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 days agoAnd yet, here are two scenarios where our willingness to do the right thing could be exactly the ...
Google just launched a new tool to help you identify scam phone calls
Tom's Guide· 5 days agoThere are a bunch of tools to help you combat scam calls, but Google has just started rolling out...
How to spot a social media travel scam – and avoid losing hundreds of pounds
The Independent via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe criminals set up “imposter” accounts that bear a passing resemblance to the official site....
No Shame: How to Report When You've Been Scammed
PC Magazine· 4 days agoScamming is a part of modern life, so why do victims have such a hard time talking about it? Maybe they're embarrassed, maybe they're afraid, or maybe...
Police warn Porter County residents of hot air balloon festival scam
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 6 days agoOfficials said there will not be a hot air balloon festival taking place on June 28 at the Porter...
'You lost me at $1,000 a night': Airbnb host says guests tried to scam him. Viewers aren’t on his...
The Daily Dot· 7 days agoTikToker @crazyairbnbstories said he had rented out one of his multiple Airbnb properties for around...
Can you recognize the 4 Ps of a scam?
The Charleston Gazette· 3 days agoIn recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, June 15, 2024, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service offers these tips to help you outsmart the scammers....
I spent $640 and traveled hours to see a popular artist in concert. I thought my tickets were legit...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSeatGeek has not explained to me what went wrong, and I don't think I'll ever know for sure. Looking...
