Fake virus alerts are scams designed to make you panic and click on malicious links or download harmful software. Watch out for red flags like poor grammar, weird URLs, flashing warnings, and messages ...

Scam alert: Did a virus warning pop up after your computer locked up, telling you to call tech support? Don't fall for it. By Steve Jordon / Omaha World-Herald Dec 11, 2017 Dec 11, 2017 0 1 of 3 ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - One Sioux Falls man has lost thousands of dollars after being scammed by a pop-up on ...

WASHINGTON — A computer crash and a pop up message led to a D.C. woman losing out on more than $640,000 through gold coins and wire transfers, the Metropolitan Police Department said on Wednesday. A ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — John Klingel says getting scammed out of $38,000 is a bitter pill to swallow. Even worse, it happened right before his eyes. "It is a screen that they created. I wasn't even ...

A suspect in a computer pop-up scam is in Martin County Jail after deputies say he stole $50,000 from a local senior citizen. Weikai Zhang, 43, was arrested in New York and charged with organized ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) today issued a public safety alert regarding a costly and elaborate scam targeting residents through fraudulent computer pop-ups ...

Indiana State Police issued a warning Thursday about a scam involving a pop-up message on computers that warns users of an infection and urges them to call a provided number to have the purported ...

BAY VILLAGE, Ohio (WJW) — Bay Village police are warning people about the dangers of computer scammers after a man lost $15,000. Saturday afternoon, a Bay Village resident contacted police to report ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - A computer pop-up warning of a virus might seem like a standard tech annoyance, but deputies say a new variation of the scheme is costing residents hundreds of thousands of ...

DUNWOODY, Ga. — A Dunwoody woman lost nearly $200,000 because of a computer popup alert. Now, police want you to be on the look out for them to protect your bank accounts. Alerts that pop up on ...