Santa Monica experiences rising “smishing” and utility billing scams, preying on vulnerable locals; authorities provide awareness and prevention guidance.
Everyone thinks they know how to avoid a telephone or online scam and the warnings about protecting privacy, being skeptical and being aware abound in modern society
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, Associated Press
"Full House" actor Lori Loughlin was released from prison Monday after spending two months behind bars for paying half a million dollars
Authorities say a Georgia couple, posing as Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies, bilked six victims out of $16,000 in gift cards in a telephone fraud scam.
Los Angeles
A wide-ranging college admissions cheating scheme allowed wealthy parents not only to get their kids into sought-after schools but to write off the bribes on their taxes, federal authorities say.
Hundreds of ads on Facebook promised U.S. homeowners that they were eligible for huge state tax breaks if they installed new solar-energy panels. There was just one catch: None
