WLWT

'It's really easy to spoof a phone number': Phishing and smishing scams on the rise

As technology and artificial intelligence are on the rise, so are the scams.No matter your age or how technology-friendly you are, scams are getting harder and harder to detect. Cyber Security ...
KENS

What To Do If Someone Is Spoofing Your Phone Number

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Spoof phone calls are becoming more and more common. It happens when someone changes their caller ID to a different number, trying to trick you into answering. It's a tactic ...

Scammers use ‘spoof’ PSNI telephone number to scam student out of almost £3,000

Fraudsters are using technology to impersonate telephone numbers linked to the PSNI, it has been warned after a Belfast-based ...
Techlicious

How to Tell if Your Number Was Spoofed & What You Can Do About It

When I see a call coming in from a number I don’t recognize, my first instinct is to ignore it. But since I have kids, I need to pick up that phone call if it's from my area code in the off chance ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Racist spoof text messages spam Black Americans in the US. Here's what to know about spoofing

Receiving spoof texts with racist messages? They're not to be entertained, and it's best to ignore them. This week, racist text messages are being sent to Black Americans, telling them they are ...