Travis, it appears, is part of a computer-savvy group of crooks preying on innocent people. The scammers’ main objective: to ...
In both cases, the scams started when the victims got fraudulent pop-up warning messages on their computers, according to police reports.
Diane Reynolds, a Maryland retiree who lost more than $13,000 in a bitcoin scam, wants to help others avoid getting ripped ...
One computer pop-up launched a devastating nine-month scheme that erased an elderly woman's life savings. Three major banks ...
Microsoft is introducing a new scareware sensor for the Microsoft Edge web browser, which helps detect scam pages more ...
What started with a pop-up on a computer ended with a retired couple in South Carolina handing over their entire life savings ...
If your PC supports Windows 11, you can upgrade via Windows update on your PC. Find out more - see Windows 10 losing security ...
WILLIAMSPORT — A Chinese national with degrees from Penn State and Cornell is likely to be deported after pleading guilty in ...
Police warn Bitcoin ATM scams have cost victims millions as fraudsters trick pensioners into depositing life savings in ...
Seventeen people will be charged this week for their alleged involvement in a string of scams that caused more than $1.6 ...
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5 cyber travel scams and how to avoid them

Travelers have been conned since time immemorial, but today’s scams are more insidious and sophisticated than such old tricks as the bait-and-switch or shell game. Security experts say modern-day ...