Tag: scam

Phishing scams can be hard to spot.

More than 85 large wildfires are ripping across the West Coast, from California to Oregon and Washington.

If someone you don’t know sends you a check and asks for money back, that’s a scam. But what if you’re a small business owner and someone “overpays” you and asks you to refund the balance?

Wildfires raging out West. The hurricane season. Civil unrest.

Maybe someone said you’ve won the lottery, a prize or sweepstakes.

Are you getting pop-up warning messages on your computer screen? Or maybe a phone call that your computer has a virus? That may well be a tech support scam. But how do you know?

Have you seen a message on WhatsApp or Facebook offering you free help during the pandemic?

Whether you’re getting ready to deal with the aftermath of Gulf Coast storms, Laura and Marco, dealing with the ravages of wildfires out West, reeling from the derecho that struck the Midwest, or f

As part of its ongoing efforts to protect consumers from sellers of scam COVID-19 treatments,