Package delivery and shipping scams also skyrocket this time of year, and the WREG Investigators learned scammers are using new technology to trick consumers out of their money and identities. Daniel ...

Police in York County, Pennsylvania, are warning residents about a recent phone scam. Scammers are impersonating law enforcement to demand money for fake missed jury duty or unpaid fines. The ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — If you've paid for public parking around Pinellas County, you've likely scanned a QR code to pay for your spot. However, you'll want to be careful and double-check what you're ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- A cruel scam known as pig butchering has struck yet another Bay Area resident. This time, an elderly widow in San Jose thought she found new love online. Instead, she was ...

ATLANTA — The holidays can bring happiness, hope, and hackers. They can also bring risk, with bad actors looking to take advantage of people using QR codes. It's a common scam hackers use that ...

THEY SEEM TO BE JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE. QR CODES OR QUICK RESPONSE CODES ARE SMALL BARCODES THAT WHEN YOU SCAN THEM WITH YOUR PHONE, TAKE YOU JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE. LIKE THIS RANDOM YOUTUBE VIDEO OF ME ...

As convenient as apps like Venmo are, they’re not without risk. Research from Security.org found 83% of people who use Venmo, PayPal or similar payment apps experienced some sort of scam (or attempted ...

KSHB 41 reporter Megan Abundis covers Kansas City, Missouri, including neighborhoods in the southern part of the city. Share your story idea with Megan. People across the Kansas City area are fed up ...

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. (WLS) -- A Chicago-area family trusted a person posing as an immigration lawyer to help free their father, who is being detained by ICE. They said thousands of dollars were stolen in ...

According to the Federal Trade Commission, scam losses spike during the holidays every year when people are busy shopping, traveling, and giving generously. But thankfully, there are easy things we ...