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The email looked routine: a delivery update, a request to confirm a bank transaction, a link that seemed familiar. Within hours, the Gmail user who clicked it watched their balance vanish as criminals ...

The Better Business Bureau has released fraud prevention tips for 2026 after tracking the year’s riskiest scams that cost ...

The South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating an email scam that led to over $800,000 to be ...

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Groundbreaking' case means victims in the UK, US and in France, have the 'vast majority' of their stolen funds returned to ...

A Cle Elum-area resident nearly lost $700,000 to a wire fraud scam. The resident, who was trying to complete a legitimate real estate purchase, was targeted by scammers, the Kittitas County Sheriff’s ...