phone scams

Louisiana women are being targeted by seemingly innocent text messages the prey on our cultural kindness and helpful attitudes. Here's how to avoid trouble.

Did you get a text claiming to be from the Scott Fire Department? Here's what you need to do with that.

The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of another phone scam.

Earn $500 a week just driving your car around town with a sign on it? Nah, it's a total scam.

Many of the scam calls claim to be associated with Entergy. They are not. Here's how you can discover and defeat this scam quickly.

Make sure older family members especially, are aware of this current scam that has been reported in Louisiana.

There is a new twist on the robocall scam front. Here's how you can protect yourself and loved ones from losing a significant amount of cash.

The scammers tell potential victims their social security number has been suspended.

Another phone scam has surfaced across Louisiana. This has prompted the Attorney General's office to offer some advice on how to avoid being scammed.

If you see your phone is calling your own number, don't answer it's just another robocall scam that's going around.

Have you received a call from 1-855-211-3919? Are they telling you that your "account is red flagged"? Are they calling other members of your family and threatening them so they urge you to call back? My family was targeted on Christmas Eve. Here's what you need to know.

Good news everybody the FBI is now taking gift cards and they're calling ahead before they arrest you. NOT!

A scam targeting your Social Security Number is going around the area. Here's how you can beat the bad guys.

Have you received a text claiming "Someone complimented you!" followed with "See more IRL" with IOS and Android links? Do NOT click the links because all of the personal information on your phone, including pictures could be compromised. Here's what we know...

That automated message from the IRS isn't real. However, the revenge the Internet has taken on these scammers is really funny.

The telemarketing industry's latest high-tech trick to get into your pocket, literally.

Ever since the beginning of 2017, my cell phone has been ringing non-stop with scammers. Sometimes it's the "Your car's warranty is about to expire". Sometimes it's "We can lower the interest on your American Express card". I don't have an American Express card. However, these pale in comparison to this dangerous new "Can you hear me?" phone scam.

If your home phone rings and the caller ID says the call is originating from your home number what should you do? The best practice just might surprise you.

Tis the season for rip off artist, and the BBB is warning us about a Chase Bank scam we need to be on the look out for.

Sheriff's Spokesperson Capt. John Babin said the sheriff's office has received numerous calls from citizens about a phone scam that has been going on since October.