A former local prosecutor is pinpointing the source of what she calls an elaborate ‘scamdemic.’ “Everybody is a target, all the time,” said Erin West who just recently retired from the Santa Clara ...

Fraudulent scams appear to be increasing at an alarming rate, manifesting through unwanted phone calls, emails, and text messages. While many individuals can hopefully distinguish between legitimate ...

If you, like practically anyone else with a cell phone in the U.S. and beyond, have received a scam text message about an unpaid toll or undelivered mail item, there’s a good chance you have been ...