NEW YORK (WABC) -- On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, another scam! 7 On Your Side has been sharing the 12 Scams of Christmas, and now we unwrap the crooked QR code, it's part two ...

Package delivery and shipping scams also skyrocket this time of year, and the WREG Investigators learned scammers are using new technology to trick consumers out of their money and identities. Daniel ...

A Cle Elum-area resident nearly lost $700,000 to a wire fraud scam. The resident, who was trying to complete a legitimate real estate purchase, was targeted by scammers, the Kittitas County Sheriff’s ...

In impersonation scams, criminals pretend to be someone you know, a friend, colleague, or family member. They may claim they’ve changed their phone number or that they’re in urgent trouble and need ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — On Friday, the Grand Junction Police Department (GJPD) sent out a warning to the public regarding a recent scam involving barcodes or QR codes. In the scam, criminals ...

Immigration advocates have reported an alarming trend: A rise in scams in which people impersonate immigration lawyers in the Bay Area. People who are particularly vulnerable — the elderly, people who ...

Concerns about code vulnerabilities are fading in the crypto space, but more sophisticated scam tactics are emerging as protocol security improves. Crypto hackers stole $3.3 billion in 2025, but the ...

Just inside the front door of a Circle K convenience store, the district manager glared at a small kiosk. Yet another elderly victim had just fed thousands of dollars into the device after being ...

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American consumers surrendered over $12 billion to fraudsters in 2024 according to the Federal Trade Commission. Nearly half of that or just under $6 billion was due to investment scams, and 2025 is ...