Scams & Consumer Alerts

3+ hour, 31+ min ago   (461+ words) Last week, Revolut revealed that customer data had been exposed in an email scam. Now, the U.K. FinTech is dealing with extortion threats from a hacker claiming to have perpetrated the breach, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Tuesday (Sept. 16). According…...

4+ hour, 47+ min ago   (288+ words) (WXIN) — According to MyChart, roughly 190 million patients around the world use the online portal for communication with their healthcare providers. That’s a big pool of potential scam victims, and that’s why there’s been a recent surge in scam activity targeting…...

1+ min ago   (60+ words) Fredericton Independent A Fredericton man accused of defrauding a big-box store and passing bogus bills there months ago asked for his case to be postponed so he can get disclosure and defence counsel. Marcus Robert Michael Nelson, 31, of Watters Drive,…...

8+ min ago   (249+ words) A Knoxville single mother of three says she is now without a home after a rental listing she found on Facebook Marketplace turned out to be fake — and the scam wasn't discovered until a day after she and her kids…...

8+ hour, 18+ min ago   (542+ words) Jury duty is not quite like death and taxes. Yes, like death, it can pop up unexpectedly and it might be narrowly avoided at the last moment. Yes, like taxes, it is part of what we pay for being part…...

4+ hour, 43+ min ago   (549+ words) Several arrests by highway police uncover Chinese nationals fleeing crackdowns in Cambodia PUBLISHED: 16 Sep 2026 at 16:14 Police say they have detected a network set up to smuggle scammers through Thailand to Malaysia, as they attempt to flee crackdowns elsewhere in Southeast…...

21+ hour, 26+ min ago   (159+ words) Wright County’s Planning and Zoning Office is advising county residents that some individuals may be receiving fraudulent emails requesting payment related to a Planning Commission or Board of Adjustment public hearing. Officials say Wright County Planning & Zoning does not request…...

6+ hour, 52+ min ago   (15+ words) ktnv.com Loan scam calls are targeting Americans nationwide...

45+ min ago   (370+ words) Seoul Economic Daily Korean scam rings are moving their operations to Malaysia and other neighboring countries as crackdowns tighten in Cambodia and other longtime bases, prompting calls for stronger cross-border investigative cooperation as the rings spread across a widening range…...

8+ hour, 22+ min ago   (343+ words) The Chhattisgarh High Court rejected the second regular bail application of a biryani centre operator in a cyber fraud case where Rs. 2,06,786 was allegedly credited to his bank account through the QR code installed at his shop. The applicant operated…...