What is phone number spoofing? Phone spoofing is when scammers get control of your phone number. They can then use your phone number to steal your data or use it to target other people. Instead of a ...

Black Americans across the United States received racist text messages Wednesday and Thursday telling them they were selected to be enslaved and sent to work on a cotton plantation, The Columbus ...

Bank caller ID spoofing scams are still happening frequently. But your bank will most likely never call you; if you get a call of any kind, hang up and call the number on your card directly or go into ...

Scam callers claiming to be Scott County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) personnel are “spoofing” the department’s phone number and claiming to be collecting payments for warrants, Lt. Robert Tackett said. Do ...

When I see a call coming in from a number I don’t recognize, my first instinct is to ignore it. But since I have kids, I need to pick up that phone call if it's from my area code in the off chance ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Spoof phone calls are becoming more and more common. It happens when someone changes their caller ID to a different number, trying to trick you into answering. It's a tactic ...

NAPERVILLE, Ill. (WLS) -- Spoof phone calls where the caller ID has the name of a company, but is associated with a fake number, is a common scam. People now need to be on the lookout for spoof calls ...

Business impersonation scam calls wreak havoc on businesses in almost every sector. They are particularly widespread in the financial services and health care industries. These business impersonation ...

The Auglaize Sheriff’s Office said they have received multiple reports of scammers spoofing or cloning their business phone number, according to a social media post. It allows the scammer to make ...