The scam goes like this: An elderly woman gets a call from someone claiming to be her grandson and says he got into some trouble and needs money wired to him in order to get out of a jam. Out of love ...

A perfect storm of technological developments and a tumultuous global economy has made scammers more persistent and sophisticated than ever. If you're having trouble keeping up with the warning signs, ...

With only a few weeks left to file 2013 taxes, scammers are cashing in on taxpayers’ fears and sense of urgency by claiming to be agents from the Internal Revenue Service. More than 20,000 taxpayers ...

JACKSON COUNTY, MI – Jackson County residents should be wary of official looking invoices instructing them to make urgent wire transfer payments. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office issued an alert ...

Wire transfers using your bank or wire services, like Western Union, PayPal, and Wise, are fast, final, and widely trusted – which is exactly why scammers love them. Over the past few years, I’ve seen ...

A Cle Elum-area resident nearly lost $700,000 to a wire fraud scam. The resident, who was trying to complete a legitimate real estate purchase, was targeted by scammers, the Kittitas County Sheriff’s ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The City of North Las Vegas is warning residents of a scam asking for a wire transfer. The city posted to social media Monday afternoon. Officials say the scam impersonates its ...

The most frequent form of fraud? Someone pretending to be someone else — the FBI, the FTC, the IRS, your bank, your grandson, the new love of your life. The Federal Trade Commission says the spike in ...