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Durham police say scammers posing as your cell company use your account to order phones, then trick you into sending them away and leave you with the bill.
Read more: Fake phone company calls trick people into ordering devicesA cybersecurity expert's 79-year-old mother lost about $3,000 to online scams. Her three habits for helping without taking the phone away may work for your family.
Read more: A cybersecurity pro's mom lost $3,000 to scams. Here is what he does nowA How-To Geek writer says a Raspberry Pi can add smart features to old TVs, speakers and appliances without ads, accounts or the tracking built into new smart TVs.
Read more: A $-cheap mini computer can make your old TV and speakers smartThe Burke County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina warned residents about the latest scam calls. Details are thin, but a quick hang up can protect your money.
Read more: Burke County Sheriff warns residents about new scam callsMetrolist, a third-party app, reworks YouTube Music so it opens straight to your library and tucks videos away. It also has a catch: you install it outside the Play Store.
Read more: A free Android app makes YouTube Music far less clutteredPSU Connect, a Penn State outlet, posted a list of five tips for protecting bank money from fraud. Here is what is known and what is not.
Read more: Five simple habits that can protect your bank account from fraudAn iPhone Duo owner says scanning the base of your index finger lets Touch ID unlock the phone as you lift it. Trying it takes about a minute.
Read more: A Reddit tip says one Touch ID trick beats Face ID on iPhone DuoVirtual card numbers can limit damage when a store is hacked, but they do nothing if a fake login page steals your password. Both risks need a defense.
Read more: Virtual Card Numbers Stop Breach Losses, Not Fake Login PagesA person in Ahmedabad lost Rs 4.32 lakh after installing a fake app file while trying to book a doctor. Here is how the trick works and what to watch for.
Read more: Fake doctor-booking app file empties Rs 4.32 lakh from a victim's bankNasdaq's CEO wants banks, tech firms, phone companies and police to act together on fraud, as scams increasingly play on love and fear.
Read more: Nasdaq's CEO wants a national plan to fight scams, as fraud losses hit $579 billionTelia Finland customers can now forward suspected scam texts to 7726 at no cost, helping the company act faster against phishing.
Read more: Telia Finland lets customers report scam texts for freeScammers posing as a Louisiana sheriff's office are charging inmates' families for ankle monitors that do not exist. Here is how to spot the call.
Read more: Scammers sell fake ankle monitors to families of jail inmatesA caller posing as the Better Business Bureau told a Tennessee woman she won $3.5 million. The catch was a prepaid card, and that is how these scams get your money.
Read more: Fake Better Business Bureau call claims you won $3.5 millionThe IMF and World Bank say scammers now trick people into sending money, and want banks to add delays and checks before payments leave an account.
Read more: Global Banks Urged to Slow Down Scam Payments and Cover Fraud VictimsGulf Shores officials say scammers are sending fake city invoices and posing as police on the phone. One resident has already lost $4,000.
Read more: Gulf Shores warns of fake city invoices and fake police callsA retired teacher lost Rs 3.73 lakh to a fake bank call. India's central bank rules say sharing a code does not end your claim, and quick reporting matters.
Read more: Tricked into sharing a bank code? You may still get money backAn Android phone's hotspot can act as a travel router, a backup for your home router and a Wi-Fi extender. A few limits apply, including battery, heat and VPNs.
Read more: Your Android phone's hotspot can do much more than share dataScam callers pose as Social Security, the IRS or your bank and push you to pay fast. Losses for Americans 60 and older hit $7.748 billion in 2025.
Read more: 12 Phrases a Phone Scammer Uses to Rush You Into PayingScammers posing as a parish jail kept a mother on the phone for almost three hours and took $1,700 by Venmo, then asked for $6,750 more.
Read more: Family loses $1,700 to fake jail bail call, then is asked for $6,750 moreIndiana's governor and attorney general say scammers are posing as state licensing staff and faking caller ID to steal personal information from license holders.
Read more: Fake state licensing agency callers target Indiana professionalsScammers posing as Harris County deputies are calling about missed jury duty, and one lawyer stayed on the line 44 minutes before she caught on.
Read more: Fake jury duty call nearly cost a Houston lawyer $700Guelph Police say a woman lost about $140,000 after a text from a stranger turned into months of fake crypto investing. Here is the pattern to spot.
Read more: Woman loses $140,000 after a text from a stranger led to fake crypto investingSecurity firm Kaspersky found fake Apple store sites using the new iPhone Duo as bait, with a 25% discount and a countdown timer to rush you.
Read more: Fake iPhone Duo websites are tricking buyers with 25% off dealsA Florida Politics column warns that AI can copy a voice, so a call that sounds like family or your boss may be fake. The same tricks could target voters.
Read more: AI voice scams can fake a loved one's voice to steal money
