Scam alert: Did a virus warning pop up after your computer locked up, telling you to call tech support? Don't fall for it. By Steve Jordon / Omaha World-Herald Dec 11, 2017 Dec 11, 2017 0 1 of 3 ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — John Klingel says getting scammed out of $38,000 is a bitter pill to swallow. Even worse, it happened right before his eyes. "It is a screen that they created. I wasn't even ...

A Charlotte man was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for participating in a multi-million-dollar, international tech scam that mostly targeted elderly victims with fake online pop-up ads, federal ...

The update screen is a normal occurrence on Windows machines, so of course hackers are now manipulating it to sneak malware onto devices. The scheme, a recent iteration of a ClickFix attack, is ...

WTTV/WXIN – The Federal Trade Commission is sending out a warning about a stubborn scam that could leave you locked out of your own computer. According to the FTC, tech support scams often appear as a ...

The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office is cautioning people not to fall for online pop-up scams that can cause their computers to be infected with viruses or even locked. According to MDSO's Cyber Crime ...

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 ...

Scammers are criminals who will say and do anything to separate you from your money. A growing category of scams, many ...

DUNWOODY, Ga. — A Dunwoody woman lost nearly $200,000 because of a computer popup alert. Now, police want you to be on the look out for them to protect your bank accounts. Alerts that pop up on ...

NORTH MANKATO — More than $25,000 was recovered for a victim of a mail scam as the result of a recent Minnesota River Valley Drug Task Force investigation involving a suspicious package sent to a ...