An impersonation scam, or imposter scam, is when a criminal pretends to be someone they aren't to get access to your money or ...

Phone scams in general are on the rise, with the number of reported scams nearly doubling between 2019 and 2020, according to the latest numbers from the Federal Trade Commission.

PSEG Long Island warns customers of uptick in phone scams WABC Monday, February 3, 2020 Kristin Thorne reports on a recent uptick in the number of reported phone scam attempts ...

However, over the past four years, job scams via text have seen a sharp rise in both reports and financial losses. According to the FTC, in 2020, there were 4,872 reports of text-based job scams ...

The highest numbers of scams were in California, Florida and Texas. Senior citizens lost almost $1 billion in scams in 2020, according to an FBI report released this week. A total of 105,301 ...

The Martin County Sheriff's Office is warning residents that phone calls about outstanding warrants are most likely scams.

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Police is alerting the public to phone scams where the caller pretends to be a member of law enforcement or a different government agency. Authorities said on ...

However, over the past four years, job scams via text have seen a sharp rise in both reports and financial losses. According to the FTC, in 2020, there were 4,872 reports of text-based job scams ...