A Charlotte man was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for participating in a multi-million-dollar, international tech scam ...

“Message scam losses are on the rise,” is the headline in a recent edition of the AARP Bulletin. To be sure, in every single AARP publication as well as in Consumer Reports and other magazines, there ...

Americans aged 60 and older lost a staggering $700 million to online scams in 2024, marking a sharp rise in fraud targeting seniors, according to the Federal Trade Commission. This figure, presented ...

ROCHE HAS MORE. SO WHEN THE FBI IS ISSUING A WARNING ABOUT A SCAM, THEN YOU KNOW IT’S GOT TO BE SERIOUS. WE OFTEN REFER TO THIS ONE AS THE COMPUTER SCAM, BUT THE FBI IS CALLING IT THE PHANTOM HACKER ...

Fairview Heights police warn of a $90,000 computer pop-up scam targeting elderly residents, urging caution against fraudulent ...

Every day another senior living in the Valley loses a chunk of their life savings to a scammer. Sitting behind a computer, often on the other side of the world, scammers go through their playbook and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WESTLAKE, Ohio (WJW) — Police in Westlake said a computer scam artist was so convincing in the story he pitched to an elderly ...

This video shows how pop-ups are used to overwhelm a scammer’s computer. Windows multiply faster than they can be closed. The system becomes nearly unusable within seconds. Frustration builds as the ...

One of the best aspects of retirement is living without worrying about your 9-5 and trying to enjoy every day. Unfortunately, this group, which tends to be 65 and over, is also a primary target of ...