Security experts are sounding the alarm after a new wave of Medicare “verification” scam calls started hitting phones across the country, and this time, the trick feels especially sneaky. Scammers no ...

It’s a simple thing we encounter many times every single week – often while in a hurry. You pull up at a parking spot, scan a QR code and pay within seconds. Or you sit down at a cafe, scan a code to ...

If you got a sketchy text last year about an unpaid toll or parking ticket, you weren't alone. Those DMV and E-ZPass phishing scams swept across the country in 2025, targeting drivers in states like ...

The Fulton Police Department posted on Facebook Sunday warning the public of a QR code scam circulating in the area. A text message claiming to be from Jackson County's Traffic Division has been sent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 25—8-2-8 has become synonymous with Western North Carolina. But soon, there could be a new area code to identify the region, ...

A scam text message making the rounds in Wake County is attempting to deceive drivers with phony details about fake traffic violations and an upcoming fake court date. The North Carolina court system ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The scam often arrives from a close friend. (Anna Barclay via Getty Images) WhatsApp has taken action against the ‘PIN Code scam’ ...

A warning from the Dallas Police Department highlights a new variation of a familiar scam: text messages that appear to come from municipal courts directing recipients to fraudulent payment links.

Get a notice of hearing in the mail for a traffic violation in New Jersey? Fear not, it may not be real. Police in Bergen County's New Milford are warning about a scam involving fake "Notice of ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Maricopa County judge has sentenced a man for his role in a 2024 scam that prosecutors say stole tens of thousands of dollars from elderly residents across the Valley. Maricopa ...

PG&E says nearly 24,000 customers across its service area reported scam attempts in 2025, with local victims losing money to fraudulent payment demands. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Scammers are ...

Berkeley police are warning residents about a “sophisticated and aggressive” scam that’s cost at least one person $450,000. In an alert sent out via Nixle, the Berkeley Police Department said there ...