Fraudsters are not picky; they scam anybody. According to an FBI report, cybercrime victims have lost approximately $37.4 billion to fraudsters in the last five years. These nefarious entities now leverage generative AI tools to create deepfakes and large language models to execute impersonation schemes for transactional fraud, identity theft, and ransomware.  However, there are measures you can take to ...

Officials with the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency (SCV Water) are warning the community about suspicious people knocking on doors claiming to work for the water company. On Thursday, officials with SCV Water confirmed they received multiple calls regarding people claiming to be employees of the utility company needing access to homes to test the water. “These individuals are NOT ...

Los Angeles Controller Ron Galperin released an online resource Friday to help residents manage their spending and avoid scams this holiday season.  As the chief financial officer for Los Angeles, it is Galperin’s job to ensure that public dollars are spent efficiently and effectively, while retaining residents’ financial security and stability, especially during the pandemic, according to a statement from ...

In the most recent scam reported this holiday season and caught on record in a call sent to KHTS, robocallers are exploiting one of the largest retail giants in America: Amazon.  With shoppers kicking off their holiday shopping sprees, verified Amazon representatives are warning the public of a series of robocall scams reported across the country.  The robo-scam starts off ...

With recent mass casualties occurring around the country, scammers are taking advantage of sympathetic residents to steal money from social media users, officials said.      Los Angeles County Sheriff’s officials are offering tips to help lower the number of people getting scammed.  “Unfortunately, some criminals take advantage of the situation to prey on the kindness of others,” reads a statement from ...

A Valencia doctor pleaded guilty Thursday to submitting more than $2.4 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Gary J. Ordog, M.D., 61, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Fernando M. Olguin of the Central District of California to one count of health care fraud.  Sentencing ...

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Department released a scam alert Monday, warning consumers of the potential for fraud. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The scam is perpetrated via email and asks unsuspecting consumers if they are interested in working as a “mystery shopper” or “secret shopper” to evaluate the service of ...