Category: Online Scams

The caller claims to be from Duke Energy, telling the person they have two past due bills and they are going to cut off power…

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Among the more common scams are fake hotel booking confirmations, tracking emails and bogus hotel sales deals. Photo: iStock A video warning travellers of a costly…

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In the eight counties of Western New York, troopers handled more than 400 fraud cases in 2021, and losses totaled more than $1 million. CLARENCE,…

View More New York State Police warn of growing number of phone scams in WNY

If you received a package in the mail addressed to you, but you didn’t order it, you might be the victim of an increasingly common…

View More Did you get an unexpected package? It could be a scam

The government wants search engines and social media platforms to do more to stop them. Over the last year, there has been a 36 percent rise in…

View More More and more of us are falling victim to online scam ads — Economy

Victims lose HK$132 million as online investment scams in Hong Kong jump  South China Morning Post Read more…

View More Victims lose HK$132 million as online investment scams in Hong Kong jump – South China Morning Post

Coles issues urgent warning about an email scam encouraging shoppers to fill out a survey for an ‘exclusive reward’ Coles customers warned of scam that…

View More Coles warns customers over email scam promising ‘exclusive rewards’ if they fill in a survey

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) –The FBI says online predators have come up with a new way to exploit children, and scam them at the same time.…

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Nevada No.6 in the US for identity theft, Metro police say LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A gray-haired shopper looking through prepaid gift cards at the…

View More Scams, ID theft creating maze of danger zones for consumers