Phyllis Weisberg, 90, never thought she’d fall for a scam. Though widowed and living alone, she maintained robust social connections and confidently used her mobile phone and laptop computer to ...
The FBI is warning about a sophisticated “phantom hacker” scheme specifically targeting the elderly, and which has drained more than a billion dollars from victims’ retirement accounts in the U.S.
WASHINGTON — A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly targeting and scamming an older adult out of her money. Charles Horlesen was arrested on Wednesday in Queen Anne's County for defrauding a ...
(WJAR) — The FBI is warning of a scam that's drained more than $1 billion dollars from victims since 2024. It’s called the " Phantom Hacker" scam, and there are several layers to it. Initially, a ...
They used fear tactics to basically hypnotize me into handing over all the money I’d worked so hard to earn and save over the last four years.” ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. — Computers have become an essential part of this tech-driven world. They can be our best friends or our worst enemies. So much information and data is stored within them that ...
Diane Reynolds, a Maryland retiree who lost more than $13,000 in a bitcoin scam, wants to help others avoid getting ripped ...
Ever received an unexpected alert by text or email claiming there is a problem with your computer that the sender needs your help to fix? That could very well have been a tech support scam. The ...
YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SENIOR CITIZENS ACROSS THE COUNTRY SCAMMED OUT OF MORE THAN HALF $1 MILLION. POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT IS A SENIOR CITIZEN HERSELF, A 70 YEAR OLD WOMAN FROM MILWAUKEE AND 12 NEWS ...