Scam calls and texts can be convincing, but here's what you should know to help you avoid falling for it.
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4 common scams and how to avoid them

Brookdale Senior Living reports on rising scams targeting seniors, including recovery, romance, grandparent, and government scams.
Call screening tools are becoming a frontline defense against scam calls and robocalls. New built-in features from Apple and Google can automatically ask unknown callers to identify themselves.
Swiss authorities have confirmed an ongoing investigation into the fraud network, though police are withholding details as ...
Are you suddenly being inundated with calls about a loan you never applied for? You’re not alone. Annoying fraud calls from personal info-seeking scammers posing as processing reps, usually promising ...
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Blowing up a huge scam call center

It starts with one scammer, “Roy,” caught trying to steal $40,000 from a victim—and the team barely stops it before she ...
SEATTLE, April 22, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hiya, a global leader in trusted voice solutions, today announced it is powering Vodafone's Scam Call Protection feature, a new scam and spam call detection ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite FCC warnings and a public messaging campaign alerting potential victims, a scam targeting Walmart customers was still ...
AI scam calls hit record levels on UK phone networks last year, and with the rise of AI, they are expected to increase even more. As an example, mobile service provider O2 recently blocked 50 million ...
Holiday scam robocalls and robotexts are surging nationwide, with scammers posing as charities, delivery services, and trusted organizations to take advantage of peak shopping stress. Fraudsters are ...
Artificial intelligence is quietly reshaping the global scam economy by making it harder to spot and easier to scale. According to a new Bloomberg report, scammer call centers across Southeast Asia ...
Phone and text scams cost Kentuckians nearly $6.5M in 2025. Over 300M robocalls hit the state as AG Russell Coleman pushes ...