Spoofed scam calls are bad enough, but neighborhood spoofing is worse — it can all be too tempting to answer when you see a number eerily similar to your own. Verizon (currently Engadget's parent ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — When you receive an unsolicited phone call from an unfamiliar number — should you answer it or let it go to voicemail? Social Catfish, an online identity verification service ...

Phone scammers are getting smarter with their tactics. And if you’re not careful, they could make big bucks off of you, the unsuspecting caller. Aside from hanging up if you hear this four-word phrase ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Federal Government has banned scammers from using fake numbers and texts to contact you. The FCC refers to these calls coming from abroad as “spoofing." It refers to when scammers ...