Though, unfortunately, the world we live in is laden with scammers looking to take advantage of vulnerable people, knowing ...

In 2021, the Federal Trade Commission reported the total losses from scams starting with a phone call were approximately $692 ...

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Scammers put their scams where you spend a lot of time, and for many of us, that's our phone. Our top five scam list counts down the ones we hear about from viewers most.

Scammers like to classify us victims as “suckers” once we’ve fallen for any of their many tricks. Whether you’ve been scammed out of $10,000 worth of Bitcoin, ...

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