Scam alert note on a telephone receiver on a desk, warning of potential fraud. Recently the FBI led a successful joint investigation with the Montgomery Maryland Police Department and the Montgomery ...

An email arrived that looked like a routine billing alert for YouTube TV Premium. Near the top, it displayed "BILLING FAILED" in capital letters. Below that, the message claimed the payment was ...

Scammers are ramping up their efforts this tax season with a new wave of aggressive IRS‑themed robocalls that threaten arrest, lawsuits and liens to try to steal your information and money. Nomorobo, ...

You open your inbox and see a message that instantly makes your stomach drop. Someone claims they have your passwords, your files, your credit card details and your ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A scam targeting Spectrum customers has been reported in the community. Scammers are impersonating Spectrum representatives, promising a 50% discount on monthly bills. The scam often ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

Common scams include fake refund claims, threats of arrest, and suspicious links impersonating the official IRS.gov website. The IRS will not initiate contact through unsolicited texts, emails, or ...

Philadelphia Courts warned residents on Saturday of an ongoing text scam that claims to be demanding payment for a toll violation on the PA Turnpike. The texts pretend to be from the Traffic Division ...

Tim Fang is a digital producer at CBS Bay Area. A Bay Area native, Tim has been a part of the CBS Bay Area newsroom for more than two decades and joined the digital staff in 2006. Police in Berkeley ...

The Chicago enforcement division of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is known as a group of heavy-hitters. Trial attorneys and investigators in the Chicago office have had a role in most major ...

Editor’s note: This piece was corrected to update the author’s title. In September, the European Commission launched formal inquiries into some of the largest companies on the internet, including ...