Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ‘Wrong Phone Number’ Scams Are on the Rise - Kostenko Maxim / Shutterstock.com If you've received an innocent-sounding text from a ...

Scammers don't just reach out directly — they also set traps by creating fake websites and listing fraudulent phone numbers online that appear to belong to legitimate companies. Venmo warns that its ...

An important thing to know about the National Do Not Call Registry is that it can stop only sales calls. You may continue to receive: In other words, putting your number on the National Do Not Call ...

To join the CNBC Technology Executive Council, go to cnbccouncils.com/tec An increasing number of seemingly random and innocuous texts are hitting Apple and Android ...

UGI Utilities Inc. has been alerted that sponsored online ads created by scammers are tricking people into calling the wrong number when they need help. In some cases, customers called the scam phone ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The U.S. Marshals Service for the Eastern District of Virginia is warning the public about a phone scam. A news release says the scammers are spoofing the district office's real ...

The New York State Police are warning the public about an ongoing phone spoofing scam in which scammers impersonate members of law enforcement or government agencies in an attempt to solicit sensitive ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The FBI is warning people in South Carolina about a rise in government impersonation scams across the state, according to a release from the agency Monday. Criminals are reportedly ...

INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE EXPLAINS. FOLKS, THIS HAS TO DO WITH SPONSORED ADS, SOMETHING THE EIGHT ON YOUR SIDE TEAM HAS TOLD YOU ABOUT BEFORE. UGI TELLS NEWS EIGHT THE CUSTOMERS ARE DOING AN INTERNET ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...