Your family could be one phone call from a bank scam

FBI reports over $20 billion in internet crime losses. Learn how scammers coach victims before bank visits and what families ...
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FBI warns of 'banking spoof call' scams. Here's how it works

This is how scammers are using AI to scam you better. So I cover scams in consumer news, and I just went through the FBI's latest internet crime report, and for the first time ever, it includes AI. In ...
AOL

Illinois woman hands $40,000 to a scammer who knew her account balance and used her bank’s phone number. The FBI is warning of ‘banking spoof calls’

It feels like financial scams used to either be elaborate, like Ponzi schemes, or easy to spot, like emails from Nigerian princes. But fraudsters have become increasingly convincing. That's why ...
Business Wire

Fifth Third's SmartShield® Helps Customers Fight Bank Impersonation Scams

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fifth Third (NASDAQ: FITB) today announced the launch of a new in-app feature, Report Phishing, that allows customers to quickly identify and report bank impersonation ...

Commonwealth Bank issues scam warning as Aussie pensioner loses $18,900: 'Taken to the cleaners'

A Commonwealth Bank customer is urging Aussies not to ignore any suspected red flags of potential scams after he was fleeced ...
AOL

21 Phone Scams to Watch Out for — and How to Avoid Them

Thousands of people are bilked every year by criminals who enter the lives of their victims through their telephones. AARP once found that about half of all mobile calls were fraudulent, and that the ...
Yahoo

Phone scam caused Aurora to lose nearly $1.1 million from city bank accounts, officials say

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly $1.1 million was lost from the city of Aurora’s bank accounts late last month because a city employee fell for a deceptive ...
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The bank withdrawal scam that’s costing elderly victims thousands

Scammers pose as trusted bank officials and pressure victims to withdraw cash and send it through untraceable methods like Bitcoin. They create urgency and coach victims, making it hard for banks to ...
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Bank impersonation scam costs Stratford victims hundreds of thousands of dollars

Stratford residents are being targeted by a bank impersonation scam. Police say victims in town have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in the past month alone.
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Aurora loses nearly $1.1 million from city bank accounts to phone scam

AURORA, Ill. (WGN) – Aurora officials are investigating after the city lost nearly $1.1 million from city payroll accounts to a phone scam. Aurora officials said preliminary findings revealed that on ...
TechRepublic

New Apple Scam Hits Millions of iPhone Users Worldwide, Draining Bank Accounts

Apple warns of a new scam targeting millions of iPhone users. Learn the red flags, how it works, and how to protect your account and finances. Apple has issued a warning to its global user base as a ...