Debit and ATM card scam involves fake texts and porch piracy. How to protect yourself

Crime rings are hiring accomplices to steal replacement debit cards from mailboxes or pick up old debit cards from homes as part of fraud schemes.
Columbus Dispatch

Spoofing scams: How to recognize and protect yourself from fake numbers

Black Americans across the United States received racist text messages Wednesday and Thursday telling them they were selected to be enslaved and sent to work on a cotton plantation, The Columbus ...
KENS

What To Do If Someone Is Spoofing Your Phone Number

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Spoof phone calls are becoming more and more common. It happens when someone changes their caller ID to a different number, trying to trick you into answering. It's a tactic ...
Entrepreneur

If Your Bank Is Calling, Don’t Answer. It’s Probably a Scam.

Bank caller ID spoofing scams are still happening frequently. But your bank will most likely never call you; if you get a call of any kind, hang up and call the number on your card directly or go into ...
WGAL

Scammers spoof Penn Township police department's phone number to target victims

SARAH METZ, WGAL NEWS EIGHT. WELL, NEW TONIGHT FROM YORK COUNTY. PENN TOWNSHIP POLICE SAY SOMEONE IS SPOOFING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT’S PHONE NUMBER. THE SCAM CALLS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN PENNSYLVANIA, ...