An analysis of data from the Better Business Bureau shows which zip codes in the Triangle area are most frequently reporting scams, and which communities stand to outpace their numbers over the last ...

China’s QR codes — a hallmark of daily life in the country — are increasingly being hacked by criminals, redirecting users to pornographic and other illegal websites, according to an investigation ...

LAMESA, Texas (KCBD) - Residents in Lamesa are being warned about phone scammers posing as city code enforcement officers and demanding payment to avoid property violations, the city said. When the ...

“Older Americans should never have to fear being targeted by criminals looking to drain their life savings,” one federal official said. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but you must be a ...

PG&E is warning Bay Area customers about a new scam involving QR codes and barcodes, with customers across the utility's service area losing more than $211,000 to impostors in the first half of the ...

Area legislators met with Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith on Monday to hear about Bitcoin scams affecting East Texas. Smith said he called the meeting to discuss cash-to-crypto terminals, more ...

(KRON) — Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is warning customers about a new emerging scam they believe has played a huge factor in Bay Area customers being duped out of more than $211,000 so far ...

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is warning customers of a new scam involving bar codes or QR codes. The utility said the emerging con is a new wrinkle to a common scam where customers receive a call ...

In 2024, Americans reported losing $470 million to scams that started with texts, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Text scams are also becoming harder to detect with AI. Knowing what to look ...

New area code, same attitude. The Big Apple will start handing out the a area code on June 18, after the city officially ran out of phone numbers for existing area codes. Happening every few years — ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Parts of New York City are going to get the new area code, 465, very soon. The new area code may be assigned to customers starting on June 18 for those who are ordering a new phone ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A security guard works outside the Consulate General of India in San Francisco in 2021. Scammers are calling Indian residents in ...