Bitcoin extortion emails claiming hackers stole your information are hitting thousands of inboxes daily, and experts are warning users of the signs.

It's National Consumer Protection Week, and 7 On Your Side is helping consumers dodge fraud. According to the most recent data available, the Federal Trade Commissioner says the number of scams ...

SOLON, Ohio (WJW) – Police are warning parents about a scam targeting teenagers on social media platforms after a devious plot to extort money from a 16-year-old boy was thwarted earlier this month.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 911 call to report he was the victim of an extortion scam led to death of an autistic man at the hands of police earlier this ...

Federal prosecutors say Jamarcus Mosley of Mobile, Ala., gained access to victims’ sensitive content through a variety of ...

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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – Randolph School canceled classes on Thursday while authorities looked into a financial extortion scheme targeting a faculty member, school officials said. “The School ...

Authorities are warning the public after a 20-year-old student was threatened by an individual to claiming to be a ‘woman of ...

BEREA, Ohio -- A Berea resident lost $200 -- but could have lost more -- through a sexual extortion scam that he reported Jan. 23. The man told police that he was chatting on various social media ...

Police say cryptocurrency-related scams continue to affect residents across eastern Ontario as fraudsters increasingly use ...