Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Find out if it's possible to block spam calls for good. Just when we thought phone calls were a dying breed, scammers made it ...

Scams are becoming more and more prevalent, and simply blocking unwanted calls doesn’t always do the trick. They’re so common that experts have coined the term “scam economy.” Unfortunately, it’s easy ...

If your phone is anything like mine was, you receive several messages every day packed with offers for tax preparation assistance, back tax relief, multiple "stim checks," a variety of free gifts, and ...

The phone rings, and as soon as you say hello, the person on the other end starts babbling about saving money on car insurance. Don’t say anything! They could be recording your voice, which they’ll ...

Wouldn't it be nice if you could block all robocalls before you even have the chance to pick them up? Wireless carriers continue to improve their technology to stop unwanted calls, but a record number ...

T-Mobile has announced it is rolling out a pair of features today for its post-paid subscribers intended to help eliminate nefarious calls. Named Scam ID and Scam Block, they work in different ways to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, announced a nationwide effort to crack down on robocalls and other illegal telemarketing scams at their Chicago office Tuesday. Officially titled ...

We've all gotten those incredibly annoying robocalls on our phones. Although, over the last few years, scam text messages have grown into an out-of-control nuisance. I tend to get a lot claiming that ...

Have you ever got those annoying texts from unknown numbers, and sometimes, with restricted names that talk about random things like winning a promotion, lotteries, and the like? The Federal ...

Silent voicemail scams drop blank messages into your inbox without ringing your phone. Here's how the scam works and what you ...

Freedom Debt Relief reports tax debt relief phone call scams are prevalent, but legitimate options like the IRS offer in ...