WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Spoof phone calls are becoming more and more common. It happens when someone changes their caller ID to a different number, trying to trick you into answering. It's a tactic ...
Illinois State Police say scammers are using spoofing technology to make it look like the state police are calling you. Consumer Investigator Jason Knowles on what to do when these bad boys come for ...
The Franklin Police Department warns of the rise in "spoofing" scams and advises the public to be wary of falsified caller ...
Scammers are using a technique called "spoofing" to make their calls and texts appear to come from legitimate sources like banks, police agencies, and businesses. This is costing Americans billions of ...
Most people know to hang up on con artists supposedly calling from the power company or the IRS, demanding money. The problem is, there's little the police can do — even when the scammers go so far as ...
It can be difficult to ignore the infamous ‘ding’ from your phone when getting a new text, but sometimes those messages have a phony background, asking you to click a link or respond with sensitive ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - An East Nashville family is warning pet owners about scammers who target people searching for missing animals after they were contacted by callers impersonating Metro ...