Authorities are working to crack down on an impostor phone scam in which the caller pretends to be a DEA agent and then tries to steal the victim's money -- often by having them purchase gift cards.

Before answering unknown calls, learn the most common phone scams and warning signs so you can protect your money and keep fraudsters out of your wallet.

CONROE, Texas (KTRK) -- Phone scammers are going to great lengths to trick Conroe residents into handing over money. Reportedly, they are impersonating law enforcement officers over the phone and ...

A troubling message landed in our inbox, and it reveals a scam that many people have never seen. Before we break it down, here is an email Gary from Palmetto, Florida, sent us: "This just happened to ...

Data breaches are getting so common that it can be hard to know how to react when it happens to you. It's often easy to shrug it off, but there's a risk. Being a victim of a data breach increases your ...

Scammers are constantly finding new ways to trick people. While older tactics like phishing emails and impersonating government agencies to steal credentials are becoming easier to spot, bad actors ...

MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – A man was booked into the Madison County Jail on Saturday for pretending to be an officer and defrauding over $7,000 through a telephone scam in 2021, the sheriff’s ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Another law enforcement phone scam has happened to multiple Greene County residents. According to the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, the scammers are posing as members of law ...

GRANT COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) — The holidays are here and law enforcement in Grant County and across the country are warning residents to look out for phone scams. The sheriff’s office reported that more ...