Blaring security alerts that urge you to call a number or download a scanner are bogus, and you can shut them up easily.

This video shows how pop-ups are used to overwhelm a scammer’s computer. Windows multiply faster than they can be closed. The system becomes nearly unusable within seconds. Frustration builds as the ...

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies in Volusia County have issued a warning about pop-up scams online after an 85-year-old woman lost $50,000 to scammers. The woman clicked on a pop-up earlier this week, ...

Are you worried about having your data stolen? Then check out these six phone & email scams you should never engage with. Read more at SheFinds.com.

Phishing scammers are getting really good at obtaining your personal information via a sophisticated method called Browser-in-Browser (BitB). To wit, a surge of Facebook BitB attacks are hitting ...

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Scammers—some working out of fraudulent call center across the globe—pose as representatives from legitimate companies, such as financial institutions, utility companies, or cryptocurrency exchanges.

Lafayette, LA (KLFY)– A new phishing scam looks like the captcha requests you are used to seeing pop up on your devices. Brielle Blanchard, CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Acadiana, said the fake ...

Organizers say one of the most effective defenses against fraud is simply slowing down. Scammers often create a sense of urgency to pressure potential victims into acting before they have time to ...

A Charlotte man was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for participating in a multi-million-dollar, international tech scam that mostly targeted elderly victims with fake online pop-up ads, federal ...

CAMBY, Ind. — A 74-year-old woman was scammed out of millions of dollars after a pop-up warning on her computer convinced her to convert her life savings into gold and hand over the valuable coins to ...