SCAMS

An email that appeared to be from Norton 360 billing department cost a DeBary woman $10,000 in Bitcoin currency in an elaborate scheme that is sweeping the country.

Computer technology is everywhere and affects almost everything — including our money.

The Federal Trade Commission is taking on illegal telemarketing calls and so-called consent farms with a joint task force involving more than 100 federal and state law enforcement partners, including the attorneys general from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

The mother of an Orlando investment executive said she provided a code to someone she thought was messaging her on Facebook — and within hours she realized she “had been hacked.”

A Clermont woman said she was set up by a bogus message from Amazon that led to a four-hour conversation with men claiming to be with the U.S Treasury Department.

A man whose face was the center of a catfishing scheme and his girlfriend took the helm of a new social media lifeline for victims of romance imposters around the world.

Criminals today are using the art of social engineering, which essentially relies on human psychology to hack someone's personal information rather than technical exploits.

The owner of a now-defunct Volusia County business was arrested on Tuesday after local residents accused him of running off with their money without doing the work he promised, according to court records.

With the 2023 tax deadline upon us, the IRS and tax assistance imposters are connecting with residents across the state with the help of scripted robocalls.

Jessica Chechile and her mother, Heather Steverson, are both facing more than 200 charges combined.

An 81-year-old Port Orange man was booked Thursday after investigators said he played a role in facilitating a nationwide series of scams dating back to 2021.

According to the Federal Trade Commission, 70,000 people reported losing a record $1.3 billion to romance scams in 2022. Now new resources are available for victims.

A Central Florida woman lost $20,000 in a crypto investment scheme that made it appear as though she had earned more than $389,000 dollars in Bitcoin Day trading.

A Central Florida woman lost $20,000 in a crypto investment scheme that made it appear as though she had earned more than $389,000 dollars in Bitcoin Day trading.

The Orlando Police Department is warning residents of a new phone scam targeting seniors, according to a news release sent out by police on Monday, Feb. 27.

The DeLand Police Department is warning residents of a scam involving phone calls made by fake U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents, according to a news release sent out by police on Monday.

A man whose face was the center of a catfishing scheme and his girlfriend took the helm of a new social media lifeline for victims of romance imposters around the world.

An Orlando woman was arrested Wednesday, accused of a romance scam that drained an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor of his life savings, according to the U.S. Justice Department.

An explosive increase in teenage boys targeted online and extorted for money after being tricked into sending explicit pictures of themselves has the FBI sounding a public-safety alarm.

Shopping for the perfect holiday gift is a tradition around this time of year, but it also means it’s hunting season for thieves and scammers.

A Miami cruise line manager has been fighting fake impostors for more than a year. But now he says he finally has a social media platform to expose the fake accounts.

Incidents of fraud and scams are occurring more often on the popular peer-to-peer payment service Zelle, according to a report issued Monday by the office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, giving the public its first glimpse into the growing problems at Zelle.

A woman was arrested in August after Ocoee police said she tried to fraudulently rent out rooms in Ocoee properties.

The Mega Millions drawing is tonight with a jackpot of over a billion dollars. And that has scam artists trying to capitalize on the opportunity and rip people off.

Kissimmee Utility Authority is warning its customer to watch out for bar code scams targeting residents, officials said in a statement on Tuesday.

Investigators tell News 6 the manipulation device was first uncovered in Orlando and Tampa last June and many lawmakers are not aware of it.

Alessandro Cinquini has gone public to warn women across the globe that imposters have stolen his photographs from social media platforms to create “catfish” style profiles that offer love but target money.

Verizon and T-Mobile customers got a bizarre text Tuesday night—and it came from their own numbers, News 6 partner WDIV-TV in Detroit reported.

The scammers are back on the robocall circuit and according to the Federal Trade Commission, 2.8 million people lost an estimated $5.2 billion dollars to conmen in 2021 alone.

Americans lost a record $304 million to romance scammers in 2020, up from $201 million in 2019, according to a new report from SocialCatfish.com.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Scammers base their strategies on the times, and according to the Better Business Bureau (BBB), which tracks scams and bad practices, COVID-19 is no different. Situations like this are part of the reason the Department of Homeland Security has relaunched a crime-fighting effort called Operation Stolen Promise 2.0. According to a recent press release, agents are now “preparing for a surge” in fraudulent COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. Operation Stolen Promise 2.0 is a spinoff of an effort earlier this year, aimed at dismantling COVID-19 scams we have already seen nationwide: scams like fake COVID-19 tests, stimulus check fraud, and fake PPE equipment. You can also report scams to our your local Better Business Bureau by visiting Scam Tracker.