From deepfake calls to phishing emails, AI-generated scams are on the rise. Learn the most common tactics and how to protect yourself.

A man is accused of scamming Auglaize County residents.

Tech support scams A pop-up claims your computer has a security issue. They ask for remote access. That access turns into ...

“Message scam losses are on the rise,” is the headline in a recent edition of the AARP Bulletin. To be sure, in every single AARP publication as well as in Consumer Reports and other magazines, there ...

Fake Check Scams Someone sends you a check or money order, which you are asked to deposit in your account and wire-transfer the sender a portion of the money, minus a nice bonus for you as a “thank ...

American consumers lost a total of $2.1 billion to scams on social media last year, according to the Federal Trade Commission ...

WESTLAKE, Ohio (WJW) — Police in Westlake said a computer scam artist was so convincing in the story he pitched to an elderly victim that she put thousands of dollars into a Cryptocurrency ATM, even ...

NORTH MANKATO — More than $25,000 was recovered for a victim of a mail scam as the result of a recent Minnesota River Valley Drug Task Force investigation involving a suspicious package sent to a ...

Just about every day, we receive emails from readers who have encountered new scams. Many involve cryptocurrency. The pattern keeps repeating. Someone receives a message that feels urgent, emotional ...