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 ...

(Stacker) - These days it can seem as though “spam likely” calls pop up on your phone almost every day. Not only is it incredibly annoying, but it can get in the way of work and life if you’re ...

Phone scammers are getting smarter with their tactics. And if you’re not careful, they could make big bucks off of you, the unsuspecting caller. Aside from hanging up if you hear this four-word phrase ...

CINCINNATI -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine Friday warned that consumers in Ohio and throughout the nation are reporting scam calls that appear to come from a 513 (Cincinnati) are code phone ...

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 ...

If you've received an innocent-sounding text from a number you don't recognize, it's not actually innocent. It's likely the start of a "wrong phone number" scam, which is increasingly being used to ...

You already know to be wary of suspicious-looking text messages, but what happens if a text arrives from someone who appears ...

Scammers have various methods when it comes to getting their hands on your phone number. You might think, "Well, what's the big deal? Isn't it easy to find someone's number these days, no matter what?

Recently, a lot of scammers have taken to the phone waves in order to get hold of your sensitive information. Scammers can use technology that makes a person’s caller ID show their own name and number ...