Until recently, one of the giveaways for these scam calls was that they came from an unknown number – often from an international number that is immediately suspicious and gives people cause to ...
As technology advances, scams are becoming quite sophisticated. One of the latest threats is AI voice cloning which a malicious party can use to make it seem like they have a loved one held hostage.
Reporting suspicious calls helps reduce unwanted extended car warranty robocalls by giving enforcement agencies the ...
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 ...
Receiving calls from hidden numbers can be more than just annoying—particularly when you discover it's someone trying to sell ...
Neighbor spoofing — or having your caller ID inaccurately display your local area code and prefix instead of the actual number — is illegal and another way criminals try to solicit personal ...
It’s not me mounting the defense, mind you. However, I thought it worth noting that a pair of recent columns — “Confessions of a Caller-ID spoofer” and “Caller-ID spoofing burns fire equipment company ...
Dear Action Line: What is the state law on "Caller ID spoofing?" I'm getting calls from my bank that my bank says are not coming from my bank. - C.T., Tulsa. The Oklahoma law dealing with "fraudulent ...
In another misguided attempt to stop some dubious behavior, the House of Representatives is trying to outlaw caller ID spoofing. This is another example of legislation that will not achieve the ...