CHICAGO (WLS) -- Ahead of the official start to winter, the Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about fraudsters. The agency said scammers will swoop in and try to rip off consumers with a ...

Find out if it's possible to block spam calls for good. Just when we thought phone calls were a dying breed, scammers made it clear they had other ideas. Suddenly, our cell phones started ringing off ...

If you've received a text about an unpaid toll recently, experts are warning it's likely a scam.Reports of unpaid toll texts are on the rise, especially in recent weeks.Many will include a message ...

RICHMOND (WAVY) — The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles issued a warning this week about a toll charge texting scam. It’s likely you or someone you know got one of these texts. The message falsely ...

If someone claiming to be a recruiter is texting you about a job offer, don't immediately jump at the opportunity. Bad actors are preying on victims in the midst of a highly competitive labor market ...

Millions of Americans fall victim to scams every year. Scams are not only a nuisance but can have devastating impacts with Americans losing an estimated $39.5 billion to phone scams in 2022, according ...

Financial scams and fraud continue to impact millions of Americans every year and a new survey found that more than one third of respondents were targeted in 2024. Baby Boomers were the most likely to ...

WASHINGTON — It takes more than a profit to keep a business open: Owners and operators are required to follow many rules and laws, too. That’s why when a local business owner got a letter demanding ...

Our love affair with true crime links to their duality as triggering devices and a weird type of comfort. When the crime involves murder, we double-check that our doors are locked and maybe keep a ...

Android phones, and especially Pixel phones, are better at protecting consumers against scams than iPhone users, Google's Android team said in a report released on Thursday to mark the end of ...

OZAUKEE COUNTY (WLUK) -- A Chicago man is accused in a "large scale gift card scam" that police believe spanned several states and likely hit several cities in Northeast Wisconsin. Guangguo Zhu, 52, ...