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Images show abandoned belongings and mock police stations at a former scam center in Asia 02/03/2026 09:44am • O'SMACH, Cambodia (AP) ��� In the town of O���Smach, along Cambodia���s northern border with Thailand, stands a compound of abandoned buildings that were battered by shelling during recent weeks of armed clashes. The site, now occupied by Thai troops, had served as one of Cambodia���s notorious scam 'They took it all from me': Victims of fraud in Montgomery County share stories to help others 02/02/2026 06:26pm • Two Montgomery County, Maryland, residents are sharing how scammers posing as federal agents wiped out their life savings. Their stories, law enforcement officials say, show the emotional toll these schemes take and the continued danger posed by fraud networks that remain active. Montgomery Count Spain offers hundreds of thousands of immigrants a way to stay legally. But who are they? 01/31/2026 10:54am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� More than half a million immigrants are believed to live in Spain without legal permission. They work jobs that few Spaniards want: picking fruits and vegetables in the fields, caring for children and the elderly, cleaning homes and hotel rooms. Some wind up homeless. The � How to Stop Online Health Care Scams: 9 Critical Ways to Protect Older Adults 01/29/2026 07:00pm • Older adults lost $2.4 billion in scams in 2024, four times higher than the $600 million lost in 2020, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Online scams, or cyber scams, are one common way that fraudsters will try and get money from seniors. This can include lottery, tech support or romance sc Medicare Agents and Brokers: How They Help and How to Find a Good One 01/21/2026 07:00pm • A Medicare broker and agent can sift through myriad health insurance plans to help you find the best one for your needs. Read on to learn more about what Medicare brokers and agents do, if you should use one and when to be cautious about scams and fraud. What Is a Medicare Broker and How Do They Hel How to Choose a Hospice Provider and Questions to Ask 01/20/2026 07:00pm • As patients near the end of life with a terminal diagnosis, some may decided they will seek medical care only for comfort and not to cure an illness. Care for comfort, rather than a cure is hospice care. What Is Hospice Care?Hospice refers to a structure of medical care designed to keep patients co 83-year-old man convicted of killing Uber driver who he wrongly thought was scamming him 01/15/2026 11:28am • SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) ��� A jury convicted an 83-year-old Ohio man of murder in the shooting of an Uber driver who he wrongly thought was trying to rob him after scam phone calls deceived them both. William J. Brock fatally shot the driver after wrongly assuming she was in on a plot to get $12,000 Beware of online ads with elaborate backstories. They may not be from a real small business 01/15/2026 09:25am • Melia & Co appears to be a small family-run business. The sweaters on its website feature a photo of a woman hand-knitting a Christmas design. The caption says that after decades of creating knitwear that tells "quiet stories of care and beauty,��� she is closing her little studio and the pieces How to Simplify Activities of Daily Living 01/11/2026 07:00pm • As Tamara Myer began to struggle with dementia and her husband Michael approached his 100th birthday, independent living and performing activities of daily living (ADLs) became more difficult. Tamara had always cooked the meals, but suddenly she'd forget that she'd put food in the oven or on the sto 2026 Banking Predictions: What to Expect with Rates, Scams and More 01/07/2026 07:00pm • Banking in 2025 resembled a year on the Florida coast. Much of the first half of the year remained calm, quiet and balmy, with consumers enjoying steady, relatively high yields on their certificates of deposit and savings accounts, and few major bank deals to shake up the overall landscape. Sure, th Dating for Older Adults: Is it Really That Different? 01/04/2026 07:00pm • Penny Vogt, 67, has experienced the good and the bad of dating as an older adult. Whether they'd just gotten out of a long marriage, were too eager to jump into a relationship, weren't interested in fun activities or were dealing with their grown children's disapproval, the men she's dated have larg Prince George���s police warn holiday shoppers to stay alert for online marketplace deals and gift card scams 12/22/2025 06:34am • Police in Prince George���s County, Maryland, are urging residents to slow down and take extra precautions when buying or selling items online during this holiday season, particularly through platforms like Facebook Marketplace, where scams and risky meetups can quickly turn dangerous. Officer C Virginia Lottery wants you to be aware of a scam when buying tickets this holiday season 12/18/2025 04:03am • The Powerball jackpot has risen to an��estimated grand prize of $1.25 billion as of Wednesday night. However, if you're planning on playing the lottery to try to win your millions, there's a new scam you should be aware of. Khalid Jones, executive director of the Virginia Lottery, said the newest Protect Your Money From Zelle Scams 12/17/2025 07:00pm • Zelle is an electronic person-to-person payment service offered by many U.S. banks as an alternative to nonbank P2P services, like PayPal or Venmo. Zelle is convenient if you have a bank checking or savings account. Those benefits, combined with Zelle's near-instant and irreversible transactions, ma Myanmar declares a 'zero tolerance' policy for cyberscams. But the fraud goes on 12/17/2025 11:38am • It looked like a turning point in the global fight against scams. Myanmar���s military leadership, under growing international pressure, vowed to wipe out the industrial-scale cyberscam centers that have taken root in the country. They started by raiding and then bombing KK Park ��� a notorious comp