Phishing attacks are popular because they work. A bad actor sends you a phony link through a realistic text message or email, and you click it thinking you’re going to the official site. The fake URL ...

LONGEST RUNNING SCAMS. THESE FOLKS HAVE BEEN TELLING YOU ABOUT SCAMS FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS NOW. AND I THINK THE FAKE CHECK SCAM MAY BE ONE OF THE FIRST I EVER REPORTED ON ALL THESE YEARS LATER, IT’S ...

Devin Benavides is Director of Partnerships and Community Engagement of the Better Business Bureau in the Permian Basin. Check out www.bbb.org or call 563-1880. Planning a move this summer? According ...

Did you get a text message claiming to be from the IRS telling you you’re eligible for a $1,400 stimulus check? If you did, don’t click on the link. A recent scam alert from the Better Business Bureau ...

S&P WAS DOWN FIVE. GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR IS TAKING NEW STEPS TO PROTECT KENTUCKIANS FROM SCAMMERS WITH THE LAUNCH OF A NEW WEBSITE. THE SITE SERVES AS A ONE STOP RESOURCE WHERE PEOPLE CAN LEARN HOW TO ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)– Be aware of possible scams amid looming cuts to federal assistance programs from the government shutdown, like SNAP benefits. The Better Business Bureau has received over 800 ...

A new website is aiming to help Kentuckians identify and report scams.The "Team Kentucky Stop Scams" website will give Kentucky residents tools to recover money if they are a victim of a scam.The site ...

Scammers are impersonating Microsoft with urgent deadline threats and fake legal language to rush victims into clicking dangerous links.

A fake Apple email about app-specific passwords claims a $2,990 PayPal charge and urges recipients to call a support number, but it is a phishing scam.