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Phoenix woman off the hook for nearly $7,300 after elaborate AT&T phone scam
7+ hour, 44+ min ago (530+ words) PHOENIX (InvestigateTV) " A Phoenix woman fell victim to an elaborate phone scam that left her almost on the hook for nearly $7,300 worth of cell phones after a fraudster posed as an AT&T representative. Sheryl Johnson had been experiencing trouble…...
Facebook account disabled? Meta is rolling out a new support hub for locked-out users
3+ week, 5+ day ago (286+ words) Cindy Soler said she was shocked when she received a message that she could no longer access her Facebook account, where she had been a member for 17 years. "It was just, your account's permanently disabled. Like, wow, just gone. And…...
The real cost of switching phone carriers
3+ week, 6+ day ago (239+ words) (InvestigateTV) " March is the most common month for customers to shop around for a new mobile phone carrier, according to NumberBarn, a company that works with nearly every wireless carrier. Jeremy Watkin, director of customer experience for NumberBarn, said tax…...
Secrets, Servers, and Strain: The hidden toll of America’s data center boom
9+ mon, 1+ day ago (1701+ words) (InvestigateTV) " When Ari Govoni-Young bought her house about 45 minutes outside the nation's bustling capital, she was looking for an escape. After searching, her family found what felt like a piece of paradise in suburban Virginia " a townhome community with a…...
Las Vegas woman logs nearly 1,000 calls in one year to document spam problem
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (517+ words) (InvestigateTV) " More than one billion scam robocalls are transmitted to U.S. phones each month, plaguing millions of Americans with unwanted calls sometimes every day. One Las Vegas woman decided to document the problem by logging every call she received for an…...