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 ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – The Better Business Bureau of North Alabama’s President and CEO Karen Reeves warns of fake relief check phone calls directing people to a phishing site. Learn how the scam ...

Carroll Township Police are warning residents about a scam in which the perpetrators are spoofing the department’s phone number and using it to get money from the people they call. At least one victim ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is warning of a scam that has co-opted their phone number. The PUC said they’ve received more than 70 phone calls Thursday alone ...

The San Francisco Police Department advised residents Saturday of a scam being perpetrated that involves a someone calling from a phone number that falsely identifies it as a known police number, (415 ...

The Lorain County Sheriff’s Office is alerting the public to a phone scam currently circulating in the area. On April 16, the Sheriff’s Office received a report of a scam phone call where the scammer ...

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 ...

Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E) is warning of a scam targeting customers over the phone. The company says a fraudulent phone number comes up when searching "OG&E payments" or "how to pay my OG&E bill ...

Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers. In the scam, someone pretending to be a Geneva police officer calls from a number that has been ...

Nationwide Building Society has expanded its popular Scam Checker service with a new 'Call Checker' feature, the lender confirmed today (January 12). This service tells customers they are speaking to ...