“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 ...

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

It feels awful to be scammed. Unnerving to have a person's voice suddenly yelling at you right out of your computer. And you can't make it stop. "You've been hacked!" "You have pornographic material ...

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 ...

Jan. 15—SELINSGROVE — State police are warning of a financial scam following a report that an individual was defrauded of $50,000. Police said the unidentified female victim reported to state police ...

BRAND NEW WORKWEEK. JADE. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. BROOKE. AUTHORITIES ON THE TREASURE COAST ARE SEEING AN INCREASE IN THE ELDERLY BEING TARGETED BY SCAMS. SOME CASES INVOLVING THE LOSS OF THOUSANDS AND ...

PASADENA, Texas (KTRK) -- Police warn that scammers are tricking seniors with deceptive computer pop-ups, posing as federal agents and convincing them to give up tens of thousands of dollars to ...

LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A warning from area law enforcement: Beware of a computer scam showing up in northeastern and central Pennsylvania. This scam targets a specific demographic, a certain ...