ZDNET's key takeaways Ghost tapping tries to exploit tap-to-pay to steal your money.The scammer targets physical payment ...

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 ...

Smishing is a type of phishing scam that works through text messages. The name comes from a mix of "SMS" and "phishing," since scammers use fake messages to trick people into giving away personal ...

Scammers are getting smarter, and so are their tricks. From fake delivery alerts to impersonated government agencies, phone scams are more convincing (and more frequent) than ever before. Whether it’s ...

The UK is set to ban ‘sim farm’ devices in an effort to crack down on mobile phone scams and fraud (Yui Mok/PA Wire) The UK is set to ban ‘sim farm’ devices in an effort to crack down on mobile phone ...

Convicted con artists reveal secrets to how they hook people. — -- It was 11 o’clock in the morning when Luann and Betty Ann’s world was shattered with a single phone call. “He says, ‘Do you have ...

PREVENTING PHONE SCAMS. IN A CONVERSATION WITH THE COMMUNITY TOWN HALL, VOTERS ASKED GOVERNOR KELLY AYOTTE ABOUT THE ISSUE OF LOCAL CONTROL. THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF RECENT LEGISLATION THAT APPEARS TO BE ...

CHATHAM, BRYAN, LIBERTY COUNTIES, Ga. (WTOC) - Jury duty and warrant scams are spreading across our area, according to multiple city officials. In a social media post on October 27, 2025, the Bryan ...