“Message scam losses are on the rise,” is the headline in a recent edition of the AARP Bulletin. To be sure, in every single AARP publication as well as in Consumer Reports and other magazines, there ...

The web can be a rich source of information, connection, and community. Still, as with any public space, it’s important to be aware of your surroundings. Online scams that target older adults are ...

The scammer told the victim her bank account had been hacked by a "Russian gaming or pornography group," according to police.

A Cumberland County deputy responded to Androscoggin Savings Bank in Gray on Friday after reports of a fraud involving an elderly couple who were targeted in a computer scam. According to the ...

SANFORD, N.C. (WTVD) -- A man was arrested Thursday in connection to computer scam targeting an elder victim. Avinash Chandreshbhai Patel,19, of Apex, is facing charges of attempted obtaining property ...

BEREA, Ohio -- A North Rocky River Drive resident lost $9,950 through a computer-phone scam. The resident told police Nov. 12 that she had received a notice on her computer screen that a virus had ...

An 89-year-old woman lost $21,000 after falling victim to a computer scam. The woman called police on Feb. 3, 2026 to report she had been scammed earlier in the day. The woman told officers that while ...