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 ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Better Call 4 received a message from a central Ohio woman who said she got a call from a number belonging to the Ohio State University Police Department, according to the ...

Imagine getting a call from a loved one, whose named and picture saved in your phone pops up, and hearing them begging for help as someone demands a ransom for their safety. Sadly, this isn’t the plot ...

"I heard my son on the phone and he was crying and he said, 'Mom I need help.' Then a deep voice gets on and says, 'This is a matter of kidnapping. I have your son.’” COLORADO SPRINGS — Phone scams ...

The Assessor's Office is urging people to be cautious amid reports of residents receiving unexpected calls from individuals ...

FREMONT, Calif. (KGO) -- "Watch out for spoofing phone calls" is the warning from Fremont Police. They say phone scams are on the rise and criminals are faking the police department's phone numbers on ...

LAFAYETTE — The Lafayette-Jackson Township Fire Department warned residents of scam callers posing as fire department officials by spoofing the department’s phone number. A spoof call is a scam in ...

NEW YORK-- It's getting harder to trust caller ID. Scammers can now use apps to show up as a trusted number, including the number for your bank. It's called "spoofing," and CBS New York investigative ...

WILSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) – A Mt. Juliet man is sharing his story after he was scammed $3,500 from a spoofing call. The call appeared to be from the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office’s non-emergency ...

Receiving spoof texts with racist messages? They're not to be entertained, and it's best to ignore them. This week, racist text messages are being sent to Black Americans, telling them they are ...