Phyllis Weisberg, 90, never thought she’d fall for a scam. Though widowed and living alone, she maintained robust social connections and confidently used her mobile phone and laptop computer to ...

The FBI is warning about a sophisticated “phantom hacker” scheme specifically targeting the elderly, and which has drained more than a billion dollars from victims’ retirement accounts in the U.S.

WASHINGTON — A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly targeting and scamming an older adult out of her money. Charles Horlesen was arrested on Wednesday in Queen Anne's County for defrauding a ...

They used fear tactics to basically hypnotize me into handing over all the money I’d worked so hard to earn and save over the last four years.” ...

(WJAR) — The FBI is warning of a scam that's drained more than $1 billion dollars from victims since 2024. It’s called the " Phantom Hacker" scam, and there are several layers to it. Initially, a ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. — Computers have become an essential part of this tech-driven world. They can be our best friends or our worst enemies. So much information and data is stored within them that ...

Diane Reynolds, a Maryland retiree who lost more than $13,000 in a bitcoin scam, wants to help others avoid getting ripped ...

YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SENIOR CITIZENS ACROSS THE COUNTRY SCAMMED OUT OF MORE THAN HALF $1 MILLION. POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT IS A SENIOR CITIZEN HERSELF, A 70 YEAR OLD WOMAN FROM MILWAUKEE AND 12 NEWS ...

It's reasonable to assume that if you reach out to tech support from a legitimate help website, you'll be speaking with a real customer service representative. However, scammers are hijacking pages ...