Phyllis Weisberg, 90, never thought she’d fall for a scam. Though widowed and living alone, she maintained robust social connections and confidently used her mobile phone and laptop computer to ...
Better Business Bureau president and CEO Randy Hutchinson gives consumers tips on how to avoid scams and protect assets.
SACO, Maine — Police arrested a Texas man Friday in connection with an organized technology support scam that targeted a Saco ...
A local man thought there was a problem with his computer, then when he tried tech support, he ended up falling for an ...
Tech support scams are also on the rise, especially among older Americans. These scams often start with a pop-up warning about a “virus” or “security breach,” followed by a phone number to call for ...
A retired lawyer lost the money in a tech support scam, a type of online fraud that is surging. His bank said it couldn't ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. — Computers have become an essential part of this tech-driven world. They can be our best friends or our worst enemies. So much information and data is stored within them that ...
Ever received an unexpected alert by text or email claiming there is a problem with your computer that the sender needs your help to fix? That could very well have been a tech support scam. The ...
Older Americans continued to lose billions of dollars to fraud in 2024, with scams increasingly exploiting trust, urgency and ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. You have been warned. This threat is now surging and has more than ...