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CHARLOTTE — Maybe it’s happened to you. You’re working on your computer when, all of a sudden, there’s a pop-up. A strange voice then offers to help, but that could be when the real danger starts.

ClickFix is a social engineering ploy that uses tactics like fake error messages, CAPTCHA forms, and command prompts to ...

ROACH HAS HAD A SPOT THIS SCAM IN THIS CASE A 71 YEAR OLD LANCASTER COUNTY MAN LOST TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AFTER GETTING A POP UP MESSAGE ON HIS COMPUTER. ACCORDING TO STATE POLICE, THE MESSAGE ...

After a New Castle man lost almost $19,000 in a technical support scam, Pennsylvania State Police are advising the public on what to look out for so they can avoid falling victim to similar scammers.

Recently, a woman named Jean sent me an email, saying she was embarrassed to have fallen for a scam. “As much warning as I’ve had, I had a lapse of judgment and fell into this scheme in which a ...

DAYTON — Criminals impersonating computer anti-virus programs are using scary tactics to gain access to your information and money. News Center 7 Consumer Adviser Clark Howard warns never to click on ...

ATLANTA — Criminals impersonating computer antivirus programs are using scary tactics to gain access to your information and money. Channel 2 Consumer Adviser Clark Howard warns never to click on a ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Police in Elizabethtown issued a scam alert to help residents protect their money. The Elizabethtown Police Department said in one case, a local man got a virus pop-up on his ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) is searching for two suspects involved in a computer scam. Not only did they infiltrate a man’s computer and steal his money, they also went to ...

Deputies in Volusia County say the woman was deceived into handing over thousands of dollars through a computer pop-up scheme ...