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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eighty retired New York police officers and firefighters were charged on Tuesday in a suspected disability scam in which authorities said dozens of people falsely claimed to have ...

In an order concerning military disability pensions, the Delhi High Court has set aside the Armed Forces Tribunal's earlier order that had granted disability pension to a retired Air Force Sergeant.

There has been a huge increase in scam calls with a '+44' prefix in the last few weeks, and people are being advised to avoid answering unknown numbers including the prefix. The prefix suggests the ...

Tali writes about scams and consumer rights for Which? delving into fraud, technology and consumer rights topics to keep readers safe and empowered. A total of 37,660 scam calls were reported to the ...

People are being advised to avoid answering calls on their phone from unknown numbers that use the prefix +44 amid a surge in reports of scams. Typically, if you answer one of these calls, an ...

MANILA, Philippines — A renewed surge of scams, this time primarily through calls, are hitting Filipinos as fraudsters are employing telemarketing-style schemes to acquire sensitive details like bank ...

Keeping your phone safe from AI scams is important, as scam calls can be maddening. But if you have an eligible iPhone that's up to date, you have access to a new iOS 26 feature that automatically ...

AN INDEPENDENT review has called for Scotland’s adult disability payment to be simplified and made more accessible. The Scottish government-commissioned study, led by charity leader Edel Harris, found ...

ROY — In the modern age of cellphones and personal information being just a couple of clicks and keystrokes away via the internet, the prevalence of scam calls has reached new heights nationwide, ...

Caller ID and anti-fraud app Whoscall on Tuesday reported a drop in the number of scam text and calls in the April to June 2025 period, but saw a rise in URL-based scams distributed through social ...