CHICAGO (WLS) -- An I-Team consumer alert: It starts as a frantic phone call and can end with someone hijacking your computer and taking your money. Consumer experts say it's a growing concern ...

INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE HAS THE ANSWER. TUESDAY AT 4 P.M., FOLKS. ACCORDING TO A SURVEY OF MORE THAN 6000 PEOPLE DONE BY YAHOO FINANCE, TUESDAY AT 4 P.M. IS THE MOST FREQUENT TIME AND DAY WHEN SCAMS ...

Look Out for This Social Security Scam That Gives Hackers Full Access to Your Computer - Veronique D / iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images If you receive an email about your Social ...

Online scams are becoming more dangerous and convincing every day. Cybercriminals are finding new ways to gain not just your login credentials but full control of your computer and your bank accounts.

ROCHE HAS MORE. SO WHEN THE FBI IS ISSUING A WARNING ABOUT A SCAM, THEN YOU KNOW IT’S GOT TO BE SERIOUS. WE OFTEN REFER TO THIS ONE AS THE COMPUTER SCAM, BUT THE FBI IS CALLING IT THE PHANTOM HACKER ...

Imagine working on your computer and getting an alert on your screen—that’s what happened to one viewer wanting to spread the word about this new scam. Viewer message: "My computer locked up with a ...

Scammers are posing as “Apple iCloud investigators” in one of the latest scams hitting your phone. It works like this: you ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — Scammers target anyone and everyone and they know which scams work for different demographics and all different ages. If someone begins describing a typical scam ...

The Glasgow Police Department urges anyone who believes they may have been targeted by a scam to report it to police.

Remote access scams are the most common type of con job occurring on weekdays, when hackers contact individuals claiming there is an issue with their computer and attempt to convince them to grant ...

In an email we received from Janet D., she shared her recent unsettling experience. Here’s what she described: "I received a pop-up that froze my computer and read, ‘Access to this system is blocked ...

If you receive an email about your Social Security statement, proceed with caution: According to a new report from Malwarebytes Labs, hackers are impersonating the Social Security Administration (SSA) ...