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FBI Portland warns of scammers posing as agents
FOX 12 Oregon· 39 minutes agoThe FBI’s Portland field office is warning people about an increase in scammers pretending to be FBI agents, or representatives of other government...
FBI issues scam alert
Cottage Grove Sentinel· 3 hours agoThe FBI Portland Division has seen an increase in reports of scammers falsely representing themselves as FBI agents, or a representative ...
Beware of scams targeting senior citizens: Here's tips to protect yourself or a loved one
USA Today· 2 days agoUSA TODAY spoke to two financial experts for tips on how older consumers can protect themselves from...
FBI warns of fake remote work ads used for cryptocurrency fraud
BleepingComputer· 1 day agoToday, the FBI issued a warning about scammers using fake remote job ads to steal cryptocurrency...
Watch Out For This Sneaky Toll Phone Scam That's Affected Thousands Of People
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News· 6 days agoFBI Baltimore supervisory special agent Keith Custer told HuffPost that the agency’s Internet Crime...
Why finance scams target older adults, and how to protect yourself
Detroit News· 3 days agoTech support scams were reported to be most common among this demographic, followed by personal data...
Paycheck nearly stolen in payroll scam, Kansas police warn public
KSNW Wichita via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBy openly sharing information on things like pet names, schools you’ve attended, birthdays, and...
Do you REALLY owe unpaid tolls? New scam tries to convince you that you do
NBC Washington· 6 days agoReports of unpaid toll scams are rapidly on the rise, according to the Identity Theft Resource...
Older Kentuckians lost more than $12M to scams in 2023. These were the most common types
Lexington Herald-Leader· 6 days agoOlder Kentuckians lost more than $12M to scams in 2023. Still, these figures likely don’t capture the full scope of the problem given the shame scam victims often feel, particularly ...
1 in 4 Americans estimated to fall victim to QR code scam this summer: Report
WTVT via Yahoo News· 3 days ago"Remember this a QR code does not do anything special for you. You do not need to scan that QR code. You could open up your web browser and type the information in," Mongeluzo said. If you believe ...