Scams & Consumer Alerts

6+ hour, 40+ min ago   (123+ words) EIN Presswire There were 2,031 press releases posted in the last 24 hours and 487,887 in the last 365 days. Free AI Tool Helps Seniors Detect Scams Before They Lose Money PurrtectMe.com lets anyone 60+ paste a suspicious email, text, or call script and…...

4+ hour, 43+ min ago   (421+ words) One victim lost almost $26,000 Calgary police have arrested four men they say posed as anti-fraud bank agents to scam Calgarians, including a woman bilked for nearly $26,000. The following day, the woman discovered several withdrawals from her account totaling $25,824 and was…...

3+ hour, 20+ min ago   (361+ words) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Artificial intelligence is making it easier for scammers to create fake rental listings and steal your money. AI is also making it easier for renters to spot the fakes. Scammers are using AI to fool people into believing they’re…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago   (188+ words) Patch Manassas Man Gets 33 Months In Prison For Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme Prosecutors said the man defrauded dozens of people through a fake internet shopping business. MANASSAS, VA – A Manassas man has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison…...

3+ hour, 24+ min ago   (365+ words) Published September 14, 2026 at 5:17 pm Provincial police are warning people about another cellphone scam in which fraudsters posing as customer service representatives from major phone companies target victims across Ontario. Ontario Provincial Police said on Monday they’re investigating multiple reports of…...

2+ hour, 1+ min ago   (186+ words) BEND, Ore. -- The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office is warning residents about an active phone scam in which callers impersonate DCSO personnel, including one case last week in which a victim paid $1,000 believing it would secure her son's early release from…...

7+ hour, 13+ min ago   (157+ words) Christopher Woolcott has pleaded guilty to 4 counts of fraud and forgery after creating a fake takeover bid for Touchstone Exploration Inc. Mr Woolcott held shares in Touchstone Exploration Inc and stood to benefit financially from any upward movement in the…...

7+ hour, 38+ min ago   (114+ words) New Hampshire officials are warning residents about the growing threat of cryptocurrency ATM scams. Law enforcement leaders and consumer protection advocates said the scams have become a common tool used by criminals. Once funds are transferred, the transactions are often…...

9+ hour, 9+ min ago   (179+ words) A recent viral tweet on X has brought renewed attention to the threat of AI-driven voice cloning scams, after a user reported receiving a realistic phone call that convincingly replicated his wife's voice. The post describes a call in which…...

6+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1156+ words) OSAKA - Police are warning of a nationwide surge in scams involving criminals posing as officers, with evidence emerging that generative AI may now be used to create fake identities during video calls and make the deception more convincing. Osaka Prefectural…...