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A Pittsburgh-area woman says she lost thousands in a rental scam. She thought she had a home in Canonsburg locked in after paying thousands of dollars, but she says when it came time to sign the lease ...

A gunman was arrested by police after he opened fire outside an apartment building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Monday, May 11. The gunman has been identified as 46-year-old Tyler Brown. At least ...

A widower in Bradenton was scammed out of $31,000 by someone posing as a love interest. Romance scams, in which fraudsters pose as potential suitors on dating apps and social media sites, are common ...

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 ...

Cybercriminals are evolving their tactics once again, with a new wave of phishing scams now using QR codes in fake traffic violation text messages. Security researchers warn that these scams, recently ...

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 ...

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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’ ...

QR codes and fake shopping sites are becoming go-to tools for scammers, often redirecting consumers to convincing but malicious payment pages or lookalike retail websites. Red flags include unusual QR ...