An elderly Palos Hills resident lost $788,000 in a phone scam that’s under investigation, according to the Palos Hills Police ...

LIMA — The Allen County Sheriff’s Office on its Facebook page has issued a scam warning aimed at family members of jail inmates. Some individuals reportedly have received phone calls claiming an ...

Fraud losses reported by people 60 and older climbed to nearly $2.4 billion in 2024, quadrupling since 2020 Investment scams—often tied to social media pitches—drove the biggest losses, while phone ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Shawnee Co. District Court is urging residents to be aware of a phone scam that’s on the rise in the area. According to the Shawnee Co. District Court, area residents may ...

Report reveals Americans are on track to receive 279 billion robocalls and robotexts in 2023 According to Robokiller's mid-year report, robotexts fluttered around 13 billion each month, underscoring ...

In a bid to combat bank impersonation scams, Nationwide has become the latest bank to launch its own caller verification ...

BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) — It’s not yet Halloween, but numerous people around Boardman have reported that scammers are up to tricks in recent days, with the money-extorting methods greatly varying in ...

Friends and family can contact us with just a click of a button, but so can scammers, which has led to hundreds of thousands ...

GRANT COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) — The holidays are here and law enforcement in Grant County and across the country are warning residents to look out for phone scams. The sheriff’s office reported that more ...

People aged 60 and older are particularly vulnerable. The age group may be less tech-savvy, more likely to be targeted and have more money saved, making them lucrative targets for scammers. Read More: ...

Georgia has been named one of the states most heavily targeted by phone and mobile scams in 2025, according to a new report by Nomad. The ranking, based on federal data collected between January and ...