The FBI is warning about a sophisticated “phantom hacker” scheme specifically targeting the elderly, and which has drained more than a billion dollars from victims’ retirement accounts in the U.S.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LAWRENCE, Kan. — An unexpected protector, Lawrence police said a “Robin Hood” hacker stepped in to help stop a scam in action. The ...

Picture this. A scam call center somewhere in a nondescript office building. Dozens of people on phones, reading scripts, ...

The FBI arrested a suspected scammer at Sky Harbor Airport who was trying to board a flight to Florida.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The FBI is warning of an elaborate, multi-step scam known as a phantom hacker scam that has cost victims more than one billion dollars since last year. Earlier this year, ...

LAWRENCE, Kan. — An unexpected protector, Lawrence police said a “Robin Hood” hacker stepped in to help stop a scam in action. The victim is a widow, living in Lawrence. Police said he calls himself a ...

The FBI is warning consumers about a sophisticated new scam called “The Phantom Hacker,” which has already stolen more than $1 billion from unsuspecting Americans, many of them senior citizens.The ...

Gary Christopher, 59, was arrested for allegedly being part of a broader scheme that targeted an elderly victim.