BBB is warning people about a new phishing phone scam where callers claim you have an unclaimed “relief check” waiting.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- As a producer for Action News, it's literally Ryan Parmer's job to stay in the know. "Because of where we work, I'm always on alert for these kinds of things," Parmer said of a ...

How many scam phone calls do you get daily? All too often, the answer is too many. There has been a spike in cell phone scam calls, the First Orion Communications Company found. In 2017, 3.7 percent ...

Scams are becoming more and more prevalent, and simply blocking unwanted calls doesn’t always do the trick. They’re so common that experts have coined the term “scam economy.” Unfortunately, it’s easy ...

CBS Local --A new scam is tricking victims into giving away precious information by calling them from what appears to be their own phone numbers. According to WSPA, the "number spoofing" scam calls ...

There was a time when your landline phone would ring and you automatically answered without knowing who was calling. Today, the introduction of cell phones, voicemail, and caller ID has allowed us to ...

Cell phones are being bombarded with scam texts. Even just clicking on a malicious link can compromise your personal information. Scam texts typically involve messages that feel urgent, asking you to ...

The FBI is warning the public about a phone scam that spoofs the FBI's real telephone number on the victim's caller ID. The scammer reportedly impersonates a government official and tries to ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Police are warning parents to talk to kids about a scam involving scammers using real phone numbers to call or text that gets traced back to other people. The scam is called ...

If you received a text message from what appears to be your own cell phone number, you aren’t alone – and officials have advice on how to avoid falling victim to the digital scam. Reports began to ...

The phone rang in Maureen Karnbach's home and the caller ID said it was from Dominion Energy. "I picked up the phone,” she said. "And the gentleman said to me since I've been such a good customer and ...