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 ...

What is spoofing? Understanding the type of cyber attack and how you can protect yourself against it

Spoofing is a cyber attack that involves a bad actor disguising their identity as one from a name or address you know and trust online.
Brainerd Dispatch

There’s an app for that? Scammers figure out how to ‘spoof’ local, business phone numbers

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. - When Park Rapids, Minn., woman received a call a few weeks ago, she answered, not thinking much of it. The caller ID had said it was Essentia Health, after all, where Stephanie ...
WLWT

'It's really easy to spoof a phone number': Phishing and smishing scams on the rise

As technology and artificial intelligence are on the rise, so are the scams.No matter your age or how technology-friendly you are, scams are getting harder and harder to detect. Cyber Security ...
WTAE-TV

Phone spoofing scam using real numbers to trick people

MAKE SURE YOU DON’T FALL VICTIM. A WARNING FROM THE FBI ABOUT SCAM CALLS. NOT ONLY ARE THEY USING LOCAL NUMBERS, BUT THEY’RE ALSO STARTING TO USE REAL CALLER IDS. THAT INCLUDES A CALLER ID FROM THE ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Spoof scam callers using company caller IDs, real phone numbers to steal money from bank accounts

NAPERVILLE, Ill. (WLS) -- Spoof phone calls where the caller ID has the name of a company, but is associated with a fake number, is a common scam. People now need to be on the lookout for spoof calls ...
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, ...