State officials are warning consumers about online romance scams, also known as “catfishing,” which are on the rise here in ...

A Houston man spotted several red flags during his job quest but a phony check in the mail set off the final alarm.

It’s typically an overseas-based fraud where scammers connect with you online, form a relationship, then lure you into bogus cryptocurrency investments. The criminal may take weeks or months to ...

Roach knows how easy it is to fall for an online romance scam. It almost happened to her back in 2016. "I went and signed up ...

Government agencies are hard-pressed to not only regulate and prosecute cyber crimes and online scams, but also keep up with ...

The Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol traveled to Eastlake this week. It was there to award Kevin Jackson a $10,000 prize as part of the company’s sweepstakes. According to PCH, the Prize Patrol ...

A local retiree says he and his wife lost their life savings earlier this week after an online scammer convinced him that his ...

SOUTH WINDSOR, CT (WFSB) - An elderly man in South Windsor fell victim to an online scam, police said. It led to the arrest of 42-year-old Qiao Zheng of Brooklyn, NY on Thursday. Police said they ...

“We urge all residents to exercise caution and remain vigilant when online. “It is crucial to verify the authenticity of any social media account, particularly if it is claiming to represent ...

This is compared to £46.6 million of losses in the previous year to fraudulent online shopping scams and some 66,000 cases reported. Action Fraud describes online shopping fraud as "shopping scams ...

Alexander Ramos said that this renewed public-private partnership (PPP) is one of the ways the government is taking action to combat online scams in the country. “The data they provide will ...