Scammers are getting smarter in their efforts to get your personal information. Here's everything you need to know to stay safe and avoid them.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- As a producer for Action News, it's literally Ryan Parmer's job to stay in the know. "Because of where we work, I'm always on alert for these kinds of things," Parmer said of a ...

A disturbing wave of fake agent phone scams is sweeping across the United States, catching people off guard and draining their savings. These criminals do not just pretend to be someone you trust; ...

These days, phone scammers are getting more and more creative. In some states like California, their schemes are even starting to involve law enforcement.

The holiday season, with all of its shopping specials, is often seen as a time when scams run rampant. Fraudsters like to take advantage of consumers' willingness to spend money, and this year they ...

In our increasingly connected world, scams are on the rise. While we may already know not to click on sketchy links online, phone scams can be very convincing because they prey on our feelings of ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A new cell phone scam is making its way through the state of Missouri. The Excelsior Springs Police Department issued a scam alert in a Facebook post – urging cell phone users to ...

If you've received an innocent-sounding text from a number you don't recognize, it's not actually innocent. It's likely the start of a "wrong phone number" scam, which is increasingly being used to ...

CHICAGO | The consumer advocacy group Citizens Utility Board says scams that add charges to customers' cell phone bills have almost doubled in Illinois the past year. The board said in a news release ...

The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office says scammers tried to steal close to $20,000 from an elderly couple through a virtual ...

CHICAGO (AP) — The consumer advocacy group Citizens Utility Board says scams that add charges to customers' cell phone bills have almost doubled in Illinois the past year. The board said in a news ...