Police have urged the public to keep wary of suspicious phone messages, even from known numbers, after residents reported ...

Authorities are working to crack down on an impostor phone scam in which the caller pretends to be a DEA agent and then tries to steal the victim's money -- often by having them purchase gift cards.

WEYMOUTH, Mass. — Another Massachusetts woman fell victim to a costly “missed jury duty” phone scam, prompting an urgent ...

Thousands of people are bilked every year by criminals who enter the lives of their victims through their telephones. AARP once found that about half of all mobile calls were fraudulent, and that the ...

Google has shared new findings suggesting Android users are better protected against scams compared to iPhone users.The ...

GLOUCESTER, Va. — While many hunkered down or ventured out into the freshly fallen snow in the aftermath of Wednesday evening's snowstorm, the Gloucester County Sheriff's Office warned residents to ...

It seems as if every moment of our lives is now spent trying to avoid getting scammed or having our identity stolen. The Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning to any and everyone with a smart ...

In both cases, the scams started when the victims got fraudulent pop-up warning messages on their computers, according to police reports.