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 ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Better Business Bureau’s Cameron Nakashima joined Wake Up 2Day to explain who’s being targeted, how much they’re losing, and what you need to watch out for on the ongoing issues ...

Ever received an unexpected alert by text or email claiming there is a problem with your computer that the sender needs your help to fix? That could very well have been a tech support scam. The ...

Tech support scams are also on the rise, especially among older Americans. These scams often start with a pop-up warning about a “virus” or “security breach,” followed by a phone number to call for ...

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The "Phantom Hacker" scam involves a coordinated team of fraudsters posing as tech support, financial institutions, and U.S. government agencies to convince victims their devices and money are at risk ...

(TNS) — Pennsylvania State Police are alerting the public of scams involving individuals claiming to be from computer tech support. Individuals are receiving an increased number of these types of scam ...

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 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The old “Microsoft Tech Support” scam has a new twist. Nowadays, to make it more convincing, scammers tie in the Treasury Department and blast a message on your computer ...

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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 ...