You already know to be wary of suspicious-looking text messages, but what happens if a text arrives from someone who appears ...

Package delivery and shipping scams also skyrocket this time of year, and the WREG Investigators learned scammers are using new technology to trick consumers out of their money and identities. Daniel ...

A Cle Elum-area resident nearly lost $700,000 to a wire fraud scam. The resident, who was trying to complete a legitimate real estate purchase, was targeted by scammers, the Kittitas County Sheriff’s ...

Even now, face to face with his decimated savings, it’s hard to reconcile the five-month relationship he had with a Finnish woman in Florida with the elaborate scam it now clearly was. It felt ...

A lesson tonight about scammers pretending to be security for a company or a bank. Who better to teach us than two victims who each lost thousands of dollars.

In impersonation scams, criminals pretend to be someone you know, a friend, colleague, or family member. They may claim they’ve changed their phone number or that they’re in urgent trouble and need ...

Hamilton County is the latest police organization to warn about phone scams in our area. The Sheriff’s Office says the scammers pretend to be local judges or court officials. They say you missed jury ...

Immigration advocates have reported an alarming trend: A rise in scams in which people impersonate immigration lawyers in the Bay Area. People who are particularly vulnerable — the elderly, people who ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Porch pirates aren’t the only criminals targeting packages during the holidays. Watch out for porch pirates this holiday season Package delivery and shipping scams also skyrocket this ...

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