A onetime DJ who sold tens of thousands of counterfeit aircraft parts to some of the world’s biggest airlines has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison, capping a scandal that exposed a major ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Millions of dollars were lost to scams across the Triangle last year, according to a new report from the Better Business Bureau of Eastern Carolinas. Alyssa Parker with the BBB ...

Common scams include fake refund claims, threats of arrest, and suspicious links impersonating the official IRS.gov website. The IRS will not initiate contact through unsolicited texts, emails, or ...

The United Nations recently issued a report entitled “’A Wicked Problem’ Seeking Human Rights Based Solutions to Trafficking into Cyber Scam Operations in South-East Asia” that highlighted the human ...

It started with a simple favor. A friend asked for help voting so he could co-host a major podcast event with Spotify and Google. The first message looked casual. It felt personal. It even had urgency ...

An email arrived that looked like a routine billing alert for YouTube TV Premium. Near the top, it displayed "BILLING FAILED" in capital letters. Below that, the message claimed the payment was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Lockport owner of WNY Backyard Enclosures was sentenced to two years in prison for scamming several Erie County residents out ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A scam targeting Spectrum customers has been reported in the community. Scammers are impersonating Spectrum representatives, promising a 50% discount on monthly bills. The scam often ...

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Scams are becoming more realistic and scammers are more persistent. Gold courier scams are targeting your parents, your grandparents, and even you and people are losing hundreds of thousands, and even ...

Dubbed 'the Boutique Bandit' on social media, Pamela Brooke Schronce is accused of scamming customers out of more than $10,000 in children's clothing they ordered but never received Cherokee County ...