HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Tax season is officially here and that means scammers are out to take your money. Con artists are using social security numbers to file phony tax returns and steal refunds.

Robocalls offering fake car warranties were once among the most common phone scams in the U.S., with nearly a billion scams logged in a single month in 2022, according to the Federal Communications ...

Leave it to phone scammers to invent new ways to be as annoying — and scummy — as humanly possible. These cybercriminals are no longer content with just sending you the odd phishing text or two. As ...

If you ever get a call from someone claiming to be a customer service agent at your bank, pump the brakes before answering any questions — even if they have the right caller ID. Using “caller ID ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - If you have a furry family member, listen to this. Scammers are using peoples’ love for their pets to steal their money. Anyone with a fur baby knows how tough it is when our ...

Scammers are now using “SMS blasters” to send out up to 100,000 texts per hour to phones that are tricked into thinking the devices are cell towers. Your wireless carrier is powerless to stop them.

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The Dougherty County Sheriff’s Office (DOCOSO) warns that scammers are now using their phone number after a local business owner and resident was scammed out of $10,000. According ...

How to stop scammers from hacking your bank account in Nigeria. Use these 7 proven tips to protect your money. Bank fraud is becoming increasingly bold in Nigeria. You’d find fake bank staff calling ...

(InvestigateTV) — Scammers are getting better and better at crafting irresistible texts and emails. The number one rule is don’t engage, especially if you are certain something is a scam the moment it ...