Anyone can fall for a scam call. Here’s what to know about common phone fraud tactics and how to avoid becoming a victim.

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On Nov. 14, police were dispatched to Walmart regarding a cell phone scam. An arriving officer talked to an employee, who said three men were using other party account numbers to try to obtain free ...

Scammers are getting smarter, and so are their tricks. From fake delivery alerts to impersonated government agencies, phone scams are more convincing (and more frequent) than ever before. Whether it’s ...

CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE HAS THE ANSWER. A VIEWER NAMED CHARLES JUST SENT ME THIS TEXT MESSAGE THROUGH EMAIL. HE POINTED OUT THERE WERE NO MISSPELLINGS, AND SOME OF THE OTHER TELLTALE SIGNS ...

ATWOOD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Atwood Police Department is warning of a texting scam it became aware of this week. In a scam alert Facebook post, department officials posted a picture of the document at ...

A new cell phone scam is targeting Marion County residents with bogus messages and threats about unpaid parking tickets and outstanding tolls. A Marion resident received a series of these messages ...

DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. — Take a quick phone survey and get $20 off your cell phone bill. Sounds good, but it could be a scam. A Davidson County man found that out the hard way and now he has a warning ...

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