WTTV/WXIN – The Federal Trade Commission is sending out a warning about a stubborn scam that could leave you locked out of your own computer. According to the FTC, tech support scams often appear as a ...

On June 16, 2025, the FTC announced it had reached a settlement with a UK-based payment processor, resolving allegations that the company facilitated deceptive tech-support schemes by processing ...

Indian police have arrested a Bengaluru city-based criminal enterprise accused of posing as Microsoft support staff, ...

The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with U.K.-based payment processor Paddle.com Market Limited and its U.S. subsidiary, Paddle.com, Inc., that includes a $5 million payment and a ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Better Business Bureau’s Cameron Nakashima joined Wake Up 2Day to explain who’s being targeted, how much they’re losing, and what you need to watch out for on the ongoing issues ...

Black Friday brings a spike in scams: ghost deal sites, fake delivery texts, bogus “store closing” ads, counterfeit ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – An Indian college student was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a sweeping tech-support scam that he operated out of a home in Newport. Victims lost almost $1 ...

The investigation revealed that Musk Communications had only rented the 4,500 square-foot office space in August 2025.

The FTC sent its latest report on fraud affecting older adults to Congress in October. Titled “Protecting Older Consumers 2023 – 2024”, it describes the kinds of scams they’re most likely to fall for, ...

In its first major operation, the Karnataka Cyber Command Unit (CCU) has cracked down on a fraudulent Indian company in eastern Bengaluru, which is believed to have cheated over 500 employees working ...