WhatsApp video call scam is targeting users through sextortion tactics, where fraudsters lure victims into compromising video calls and later threaten them for money. Here’s how the scam works, the ...

Does it seem like every other call or text you get is from an unknown number trying to get you to click on a link or call back with your bank information? Well, it’s not just you. Robocalls and texts ...

Chances are you’ve received a call, email, or text message from a scammer before, even if you didn’t realize it. Scammers often reach out to people with seemingly legitimate concerns. However, they ...

Scammers are operating in East Tennessee as legitimate locksmiths, and they're cheating people out of lots of money. Consumer reporter Don Dare talked with a legitimate company whose employees ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — If you’ve received a scam call this year you are not alone. According to recent data released by the Federal Trade Commission, Tennessee ranks second in the country for the ...

Identity thieves have found a new way to steal consumers’ financial information: By calling with an “update” on a loan they never applied for. The con starts with a robocall from a fictitious ...

Romance scams rely on a small number of psychological levers, applied repeatedly. Finding their victims online through ...

Spam and scam calls have turned the simple act of answering your phone into a risk calculation, but on the iPhone a surprising amount of protection is already built in. With a few quiet tweaks, you ...

Beaufort County residents are regularly contacted by phone scammers impersonating police, court workers and even federal ...

Fake Robinhood security texts about external wallet links go out in bulk to random phone numbers, not indicating actual ...

The Federal Trade Commission is warning that after any big storm, understand that utility and other scammers aren’t far ...