Once upon a time, when the phone rang it was either someone you knew or a wrong number. Times have changed, unfortunately, and today phones seem to ring nonstop with unsolicited robocalls and, even ...

There's no way around it, Americans are inundated every day with nuisance and scam calls: about 50 billion of them per year, according to call-blocking app YouMail (the Federal Communications ...

You already know to be wary of suspicious-looking text messages, but what happens if a text arrives from someone who appears ...

Your phone comes with strong built-in spam protection—you just need to turn it on. Here's how to do it on both iPhone and ...

Scam phone calls, texts and online adverts have been on the rise with the public warned to stay vigilant about them.

WGAL News 8 received thousands of calls and emails from viewers regarding scams this year. Here's our list of the most ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - An uptick in scam complaints has prompted the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office to post a warning on Facebook cautioning residents of fraudulent calls and documentation from ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Scammers don't just reach out directly — they also set traps by creating fake websites and listing fraudulent phone numbers online that appear to belong to legitimate companies. Venmo warns that its ...

Now, not all of those calls (and texts) are scams, Spokeo says. Some are legitimate, and some are just a bit shady. But enough of them are scams that some kind of scammer phone number lookup would be ...