Out $7,000 and no idea if she’s going to get it all back. Melody Randall, of Queensbury, said she thought she was about to get huge savings on her Spectrum bills after they called her with what she ...

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) - Police in Suffolk County are warning the public about a scam being sent to mobile phones, WCBS 880's Sophia Hall reported. The old saying "If it's too good to be true, ...

A text message scam is expanding across the Susquehanna Valley.Recently, the scam messages told people they had won a $1,000 Walmart gift card.Scammers are now using the Best Buy name and asking ...

Gift card companies are adding protections for consumers, who are increasingly being duped into sending funds to online scammers through store credit. In 2022, nearly 65,000 consumers were swindled ...

An affiliate marketing company and its two principals have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges for allegedly sending out more than 42.5 million unwanted and deceptive text messages to ...

You know those text messages that say you've received a $1,000 gift card to Best Buy or Walmart? Your heart skips a beat and you think, "This is my lucky day!" But a nanosecond later, you realize — ...

With the holiday season comes more shopping and with more shopping comes more scams and fraudsters looking to take advantage of your holiday goodwill. From supposed charities looking for "donations" ...

Alexandra is an associate editor on CNET's Performance Optimization team. She graduated from Marymount Manhattan College in New York City, and interned with CNET's Tech and News teams while in school.

Amazon today announced that customers can now send electronic Amazon gift cards to recipients via text message or messaging apps. On the gift card purchase page, there is now “text message” and ...

Amazon, it appears, is offering a $200 gift card if you "like" their page and comment about your appreciation. Is this for real? How exactly would they pay up?? If you like it, it posts to your ...