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MOUNT OLIVE — Police are sounding an alarm about scammers who are "spoofing" caller ID on residents' phones with calls appearing to come from the local police department. The callers, pretending to be ...

SARAH METZ, WGAL NEWS EIGHT. WELL, NEW TONIGHT FROM YORK COUNTY. PENN TOWNSHIP POLICE SAY SOMEONE IS SPOOFING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT’S PHONE NUMBER. THE SCAM CALLS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN PENNSYLVANIA, ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. The New York State Police warns there is “an ongoing phone spoofing ...

JOHNSON COUNTY, Ill. (WSIL) — The Johnson County Sheriff's Office is issuing an urgent warning on a scam targeting their agency again. Scammers are spoofing the sheriff's office's number. They will ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Caller ID is designed to tell us exactly who’s contacting us, but clever cybercriminals have found their way around it, and they’re using it to your disadvantage. You’ll get a call ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Police Department has issued a warning after the department’s non-emergency number was spoofed. MPD says that on Thursday, the department received more than 10 reports of ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Metro Nashville Police Department is urging the public to remain vigilant against scams involving spoof calls. MNPD issued a warning on Facebook regarding spoofing scams ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - The Virginia State Police is warning residents not to fall victim to spoof calls. VSP said, “This time of year, the public seems to receive spoof phone calls that appear to be ...

Robocalls offering fake car warranties were once among the most common phone scams in the U.S., with nearly a billion scams logged in a single month in 2022, according to the Federal Communications ...