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The AI Voice Cloning Scam That Sounds Like Your Family
The voice on the line is your grandson, crying, saying he's been in an accident and needs bail money before anyone finds out. It sounds exactly like him, and that's the part the scammer worked hardest on.
Does Reverse Phone Lookup Actually Work?
You are determined to find out who just called you. So you type the number into a free lookup site, and they make you click through three pages of ads just to give you a name that you are not sure is even right…
Should You Change Your Phone Number to Stop Unwanted Calls?
Sometimes you feel like you've blocked, reported, and opted out of everything. Yet the calls are still coming. At some point the question becomes "should I just start over??"
What Counts as Phone Harassment?
It starts slowly, maybe with just a few missed calls. Before you know it, it's every night. You're freaking out and wondering if maybe what you're experiencing has a name.
The Ordinary People Fighting Back Against Scam Call Centers
There’s a new trend where someone gets on a video call with a scammer, pretending to be a confused grandmother… He can be on for 3 hours, patiently wasting every minute the scammer has. And millions of people are watching it happen live.
Is It Illegal for a Debt Collector to Keep Calling You?
The same number has called four times today about a debt. You're pretty sure you already settled it, and isn’t there a legal limit for this?
What to Do If You Gave a Scammer Your Personal Information
Maybe 10 minutes have passed, and you're starting to panic. You realize you just gave a scammer some personal information you should not have shared. You're worried, what happens next?
Signs of a Government Impersonation Scam
The voice on the phone says it's the Social Security Administration. They’re saying that your benefits are about to be suspended unless you act in the next ten minutes. Please note: real government agencies don't work that way, so you can right away know it’s a scam.