Scam of the Week generally runs every Tuesday. Readers are welcome to contact reporter Jake Hutchison to report scams and ...

ROBLOX is one of the world’s most popular online gaming platforms for primary school–aged children. However, it is facing renewed scrutiny over the safety of its youngest users. Last month, a ...

Even more overwhelming is that 96 percent of Americans receive weekly phone calls from scammers, which Kerbs said is one of ...

From December 10, certain social media platforms will have to take steps to prevent Australians under the age of 16 from ...

At the beginning of November Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, filed a lawsuit against the popular gaming platform, Roblox.

How harmful online groups recruit kids and the simple steps parents can take to act fast when something feels off.

Lakeside resident Chris Heise and his wife could sense something was not right last year as they spent two days on the phone with individuals they now know were scammers. But the man and woman on the ...

Tap-to-pay, seemingly, has become commonplace overnight. It seems obvious why — it certainly beats swiping your credit card over and over, as the line queued behind you grows longer and longer. It’s ...

I know there are constant financial scams, many targeting seniors. But the aggressiveness of the latest one chasing after me was still a surprise. Enough already! The first phone call came on Saturday ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Authorities say criminals are putting a holiday spin on a common scam to take your information and infect your phones, tablets and computers. The South Carolina Department of Consumer ...

Many parents assume identity theft can only happen to adults with bank accounts and credit cards. When it comes to their ...

MARBLEHEAD, Ohio — A local server says she was tricked out of $3,000 after a caller claiming to be an Ottawa County sheriff’s deputy convinced her that a coworker was being held in jail. Jolita Myers, ...