If it feels like your phone never stops buzzing with “Scam Likely” calls, you’re not alone. Experts say robocalls are hitting all of us on a massive scale, and they’re not slowing down anytime soon.

Your phone can be a connection to the outside world that helps you stay in touch with family and friends. But it can also be a means for scammers to get between you and your money through tricks and ...

ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Did you recently get a text saying you owe money for tolls or traffic violations in Illinois? While these messages may be convincing, they’re likely scams, and there are a few ways ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - According to a survey by Consumer Reports, text and messaging scams have increased by 50% compared to last year. The survey also found a sharp increase in scams targeting ...

These simple rules help you decide when to answer the phone—and when to let it ring. I review privacy tools like hardware security keys, password managers, private messaging apps, and ad-blocking ...

IRVING, Texas — A recorded warning is not what most businesses want callers to hear. And yet it's what some T-Mobile customers heard when they tried calling Dallas By Definition, an Irving-based ...

Pixel phones can now warn you about potential scams when you get notifications from chat apps. You’ll see a “Likely scam” alert on notifications for messages that seem suspicious. Scam detection in ...

What do Tiger Woods, Ben Stiller, Australian pensioners and dating app users have in common? Despite being from different walks of life, they have all fallen prey to various scams. Subscribe to our ...

Tech giant Google has compared Android and iOS, revealing that Android users are significantly less likely to encounter scam messages and calls. In a blog post published on October 30, the American ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A DMV scam is making the rounds in Colorado again, but don't fall for it. Meta introduces new scam protection tools for Facebook, ...

Mamello Thinyane receives funding from Optus and CSIRO. In 2024, more than A$2.03 billion was lost to scams in Australia across 494,732 reported cases. Most of these scams were enabled by technology, ...