If you're sick of picking up your phone only to discover another scam, wasting your time and ruining your concentration, then blocking these 12 numbers might finally bring some relief. Users of the ...

We don’t identify all the numbers we receive a call from. Imagine the scenario where you get a call from a person from the IRS, they claim your taxes were not paid. Further, they claim if you don’t ...

Last month, we looked at how scammers can gain access to your phone number and how data breaches and phishing campaigns could make obtaining it easy. In this blogpost, we’ll focus more on why phone ...

If your phone rings just once from a three-digit area code, you may assume the call is coming from somewhere in the United States and be tempted to call the number back. But satisfying your curiosity ...

Scams are becoming more and more prevalent, and simply blocking unwanted calls doesn’t always do the trick. They’re so common that experts have coined the term “scam economy.” Unfortunately, it’s easy ...

Once upon a time, when the phone rang it was either someone you knew or a wrong number. Times have changed, unfortunately, ...

Get out your phone. If you’ve ever wanted to see scammers twist in the wind, this may be the best shot you’ve had in a while. Information has been shared with ConsumerAffairs by BeenVerified, ...

Since mid-December, Sharon Leamy has received as many as 15 calls a day from international phone numbers, all part of a call-back scam commonly known as Wangiri fraud. “It started December 16 — I ...

INDIANAPOLIS — We all know scammers spend day and night calling potential victims, hoping to steal their money and information. Now we have a better idea of where they’re calling from, or at least ...

We may receive a commission from our partners if you click on a link to review or purchase a product or service. Click to Learn More Recently, a lot of scammers have taken to the phone waves in order ...

Hackers sent text messages to users from trusted SMS numbers, referencing nonexistent transactions and directing them to call ...