“Message scam losses are on the rise,” is the headline in a recent edition of the AARP Bulletin. To be sure, in every single AARP publication as well as in Consumer Reports and other magazines, there ...

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If you own a phone or a computer, you have almost certainly been the target of a scam. No matter your age, scammers have become more attuned than ever to preying on society’s most vulnerable.

For many older Americans, the phone has become a source of anxiety instead of connection. The calls often start early, around 7 a.m., and don’t let up until dinner. They arrive every few minutes, ...

Google is rolling out a comprehensive security update for Android this month that’s designed to actively protect users from phone scams, phishing attacks, and other fraud attempts. The first security ...

BATON ROUGE, La (Louisiana First) — Scam calls and texts are flooding phones across Louisiana at an alarming rate, and experts warn the trend is only accelerating. The latest scam report shows more ...

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With the holiday season swiftly approaching, it’s important for consumers to be vigilant about online scams. A 2015 AARP Fraud Watch Network survey found that 70 percent of consumers did not know how ...