“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 ...

The scammer told the victim her bank account had been hacked by a "Russian gaming or pornography group," according to police.

ROCHE HAS MORE. SO WHEN THE FBI IS ISSUING A WARNING ABOUT A SCAM, THEN YOU KNOW IT’S GOT TO BE SERIOUS. WE OFTEN REFER TO THIS ONE AS THE COMPUTER SCAM, BUT THE FBI IS CALLING IT THE PHANTOM HACKER ...

An 89-year-old woman lost $21,000 after falling victim to a computer scam. The woman called police on Feb. 3, 2026 to report she had been scammed earlier in the day. The woman told officers that while ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WESTLAKE, Ohio (WJW) — Police in Westlake said a computer scam artist was so convincing in the story he pitched to an elderly ...

(WJAR) — Tech support scams are impacting older Americans at a staggering rate. According to the Federal Trade Commission, tech support scams target people 60 and older about five times more often ...

Security experts say a new scam is spreading fast, and it looks like something many people get all the time: A simple calendar invite. One local woman told the ABC7 I-Team she nearly lost thousands.

If the scammer loaded software that can read your computer’s innards, your bank account and other vital information may become easy pickings. Scammers sometimes call again and try to arrange other ...

Scammers are getting smarter in their efforts to get your personal information. Between the phone calls, emails and even text messages, you need to remain on guard because you could be caught in a ...

A Maumee man’s quick thinking prevented his father from losing $7,000 to scammers who had gained control of the elderly man’s ...

BEREA, Ohio -- A North Rocky River Drive resident lost $9,950 through a computer-phone scam. The resident told police Nov. 12 that she had received a notice on her computer screen that a virus had ...

This interaction shows what happens when scammers target the wrong person. While following his script, the scammer failed to ...