Phoney job ads sent via text and WhatsApp claim to offer lots of money to complete tasks in your own time. These scams are typically used by fraudsters to groom you into an elaborate scam. Recently, ...

TORONTO, March 24, 2025 /CNW/ - The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) is warning Canadian investors about an emerging scam known ... should remain alert and take proactive steps ...

According to the original alert released last year, this peculiar smishing scam affected thousands of people since early March 2024. The texts were arranged to look as if they were coming from a ...

NETFLIX users in the UK may be at risk of an online scam that could drain their bank accounts. The fraudulent scheme tries to trick people into handing over their personal details, including ...

The UK could be in for a surprise snowfall in the coming days as bitterly cold weather takes hold of the early spring season. Weather maps from WXCharts.com reveal white and purple patches over ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Indiana Department of Transportation is warning people of a toll-related text scam. INDOT said the scam is targeting Hoosiers statewide with fake messages that appear ...

They often drive logo-less vehicles, and have a ladder in hand. They offer low prices for immediate repairs, then jack up costs — potentially to tens of thousands of dollars — after claiming ...

Such scams are called “smishing,” which is a combination of SMS (for short messaging service, another name for texts) and “phishing,” which is a type of cyberattack. It is a sign of the ...