Nearly as soon as the web was born, scammers were using it to con people out of their money. From foreign princes who need your help to reclaim their family fortunes to chain emails with embedded ...

These scams, in turn, further evolved through the development of increased technology to the Business Email Compromise (BEC) ...

PHOENIX — If Microsoft calls to ask for money to fix the computer, don’t give it to them. The latest scam involves overseas thieves calling to sell fake virus protection. The thieves ask for the ...

Scammers have found a way to weaponize an official Microsoft email address in order to spread their cyber crimes. Credit: Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images If you've ever received an email from ...

A reader emailed The Bulletin this week to let his neighbors know the common Microsoft phone scam has found its way back to town recently. This scam involves a person who calls and claims a resident ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

On Aug. 7, a resident reported losing $49,200 after her computer was compromised. She responded to the number on the screen, which she believed to be Microsoft support. She allowed the person remote ...

A resident from Hingham, Massachusetts fell victim to an online scammer claiming to be from Microsoft on Tuesday. According to Hingham police, the resident lost $21,000 in the scheme. Investigators ...