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CHICAGO (WLS) -- The ABC7 Chicago I-Team has an alert on sextortion. It involves threatening letters delivered through email or direct message, claiming to have compromising videos, but they're scams.
If US officials’ accounts are compromised, the scam could become far worse because hackers can then “target other government ...
The FBI has issued a public service announcement warning Americans that a “malicious text and voice messaging campaign” has ...
The FBI is disbanding a squad in its Washington field office that investigates allegations of fraud and public corruption ...
Criminals could be using AI to send malicious texts and voicemails impersonating United States officials, the FBI warned ...
The FBI warned on Thursday that a malicious messaging campaign has been targeting government officials and their ...
Scammers are using using artificial intelligence to impersonate senior U.S. officials, the FBI warned Thursday. Why it ...
Malicious actors are impersonating senior U.S. officials using texts and AI-generated voices to access personal accounts of ...
The new scam targets Middle Eastern students, such as those from Saudi Arabia or Qatar, who are lawfully in the US.
Fraudsters target vacant or unmonitored homes and use forged documents to sell those properties to unsuspecting buyers, ...
Americans have lost $1.3 billion to real estate deed scams since 2019. Learn how Lee County's free alert system can protect your property from fraudsters within 24 hours.
The next time you’re about to tap a text message to resolve an unpaid toll balance, your phone may warn you to think twice.