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FTC warns about email scam masking as invitations

  • May 29

Mom out thousands after scammers use AI to mimic daughter's voice

  • May 26

Retired couple speaks out after being scammed out of $845K

  • May 21

Father, daughter speak after alleged AI Lyft scam

  • May 21

Man speaks after losing $172k in social media scam

  • Apr 27

Facebook should nix accounts that defraud, DA says

  • Apr 10

Robbery suspect who held man at gunpoint still on the run, police say

  • Mar 13

Do you tap to pay? 'Ghost tapping' scams could target your money

  • Mar 11

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FTC warns about email scam masking as party invitations

  • May 29
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Man speaks out after losing $172k in social media scam

  • Apr 27
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Six arrested in gold coin scheme targeting seniors, Friendswood PD says

  • Mar 6
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Inside the 'ghost student' scam targeting colleges

  • Jan 29
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Florida woman arrested after she posed as father of Camp Mystic victim, asked for donations: Pct. 1

  • Jan 16
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Cyber experts warn of disaster-related schemes after Texas flood

  • Jul 9, 2025
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Houston man says he lost $8,000 after fake jury duty call

  • May 30, 2025
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Bellaire chase ends in arrest of suspects accused of scamming people with fake child's death

  • May 22, 2025

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Six arrested in gold coin scheme targeting seniors, Friendswood PD says

Friendswood police call it an elaborate scheme to defraud people, involving suspects posing as federal employees, and gold coins.

  • Mar 6

Inside the 'ghost student' scam that uses identity theft to target colleges

Authorities are investigating a growing scam in which so-called "ghost students" use stolen IDs to enroll in college classes to steal student loans and financial aid.

  • Jan 29

A former flight attendant is accused of fooling airlines into giving him free flights. But how?

A former flight attendant accused of posing as a pilot and working airline employee fooled three U.S. carriers into giving him hundreds of free tickets over a span of four years, federal authorities say.

  • Jan 22

Florida woman arrested after she posed as father of Camp Mystic victim, asked for donations: Pct. 1

A woman was arrested in Florida after allegedly impersonating the father of a Camp Mystic flood victim on GoFundMe just four days after the tragedy, Constable Alan Rosen said.

  • Jan 16

Florida woman posed as father of Camp Mystic flood victim, asked for donations, court documents show

Court documents allege that Florida woman Maitlin White set up a GoFundMe account impersonating the father of a Camp Mystic flood victim four days after the tragedy.

  • Jan 13