Nuisance and Scam News

Phone scammers do not choose their targets randomly. Older adults are often approached because criminals believe they may have accumulated savings, rely heavily on familiar communication channels such as the...

Caring for an older loved one often means keeping track of much more than appointments and medications. Family caregivers may also find themselves watching for suspicious phone calls, checking whether unusual messages...

An unknown landline call could come from a medical office, local business, delivery provider, distant relative, or someone using a new number. It could also come from a scammer who...

Urgent payment scams are designed to make a frightening situation feel immediate, personal, and impossible to ignore. A caller may claim that a utility service will be disconnected, a bank account is...

Customer support representatives are expected to solve problems, answer questions, and help customers with billing, subscriptions, and technical issues. Because most people have interacted with legitimate support teams at some...

Refund scams have become one of the most common types of phone fraud because they appear to offer something positive rather than threaten immediate consequences. Instead of demanding money upfront,...