The best way to defend against this type of scam is to simply ignore it. Those who wish to be a bit more proactive can ...

“People will be looking for ways to alleviate their burdens,” Valesquez says of 2026. “So when they get a [message] that says ...

Each year in my work as a scams expert, I see variations of the same old tricks. But with further technological innovations, ...

A SILVER surfer has warned others to be on their guard after he was targeted in one of the latest computer scams. Joseph Jackson, an 89-year-old great grandfather-of-two from Lytchett Matravers, was ...

COMPUTER users in the York area are being warned of a new scam by conmen wanting to get hold of their credit card details. Haxby resident Peter Stanhope said he had received several calls from a man ...

Darlene Mosher and her husband, Bill, say they fell victim to a scam last month and lost $35,000 they may never see again.

A Welling pensioner has shared his experience of being targeted by a computer fraudster. Harry Scott, 70, received a phone call at his home in Sutherland Avenue last Thursday (Jan 29) at around 11am.

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Online scammers stole a Canadian couple's life savings - even after their bank warned them they could be victims of online fraud. The couple, from Brantford, Ontario, lost more than $1million Canadian ...