New Scam Alert: QR Codes Replace Links in Traffic Ticket Phishing Your email has been sent Scammers are using fake traffic violation texts with QR codes to steal personal and financial data, posing as ...

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’ ...

The Wayne County, Indiana, Sheriff’s Office wrote in a social media post that they received reports over the weekend about a text message scam. It claims to be from Marion County, Indiana, about a ...

Robocalls, texts, and phishing emails from scammers are up this tax season compared to previous years, with artificial intelligence likely increasing fraud attempts, according to the consumer ...

The expanded use of QR codes has been a convenience for some and an annoyance for many. Does anyone really want to scan one with their phones to read a restaurant menu? Lately they have become another ...

PG&E says nearly 24,000 customers across its service area reported scam attempts in 2025, with local victims losing money to fraudulent payment demands. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Scammers are ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

(WJW) — Even Ohio law enforcement is not impervious to getting scam notifications. The Streetsboro Police Department said in a social media post that one of its detectives recently received a “very ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Montanans love living in the “406,” but Montana could run out of 406 phone numbers by 2033. It’s ...

Berkeley police are warning residents about a “sophisticated and aggressive” scam that’s cost at least one person $450,000. In an alert sent out via Nixle, the Berkeley Police Department said there ...