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Scam of the month: Employment & job scams

If you receive a call from a recruiter who says he has seen your resume on an employment website (such as Indeed) with a request to connect ...
Patchen Noelke
May. 19, 2025

Scam of the month: Energy scams

Many of the top phone scams are seasonal, such as package delivery scams during holiday season and tax scams before and after tax ...
Patchen Noelke
Apr. 21, 2025

Scam of the month: Police scams

A common tactic of phone scammers is to catch their victims off guard, shake them up, and cause them to take action before they have time ...
Hiya Team
Nov. 29, 2024

Scam of the month: Tech support scams

“Tech support scams are real and they’re causing enormous consumer injury: hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars, and that’s just ...
Patchen Noelke
Sep. 25, 2024

Scam of the month: Bank scams

Bank and credit card scams were the most commonly reported type of phone scam in the world last year, according to Hiya’s data. They ranked ...
Hiya Team
Aug. 21, 2024

Scam of the month: Utility and disconnect scams

If you received a call from your utility company informing you that your electricity would be shut off within the hour due to lack of ...
Hiya Team
Jun. 15, 2024

Scam of the month: Charity and Nonprofit scams

People are generally willing to open their wallets to help others in need, whether it’s to help victims of a natural disaster or fund ...
Hiya Team
May. 20, 2024

Scam of the month: Elections

2024 is a presidential election year in the US, and that means citizens will be getting plenty of political calls.
Hiya Team
Apr. 25, 2024

March Scam of the month: tax scams

Tax scams are among the most popular phone scams in the world (see Top 10 phone scams of 2023). There are IRS tax scams in the US, HMRC tax ...
Patchen Noelke
Mar. 26, 2024

Biden voice-clone robocall highlights AI-generated phone ...

The Joe Biden voice-clone robocall encouraging voters not to vote in the Democratic primary in New Hampshire was an eerie reminder that ...
Patchen Noelke
Feb. 27, 2024

Scam of the month: loan phone scams

Hiya’s data show that loan scams were the sixth most commonly reported phone scam in the world last year. (See Top 10 phone scams of 2023.) ...
Andrea Moreno
Jan. 30, 2024

Top 10 phone scams of 2023

Bank and credit card scams topped the list of fraudulent phone calls worldwide in 2023, with Amazon impersonators coming in second.
Andrea Moreno
Dec. 19, 2023

Scam of the month: Open enrollment

Open enrollment for health insurance happens around this time every year in the US, generally from late October through early December. And ...
Patchen Noelke
Nov. 30, 2023

Scam of the month: The “yes” scam

There are new phone scams. There are old phone scams. There are even old phone scams that become new again. That seems to be the case with ...
Andrea Moreno
Oct. 26, 2023

Scam of the month: Payment app scams (Venmo, PayPal, Zelle, ...

Peer-to-peer payment apps like Venmo, PayPal, Cash App and Zelle have made paying friends and family quick and easy. The problem is, those ...
Patchen Noelke
Oct. 5, 2023

Scam of the Month: Google Business Profile scam

We write a lot about phone scams that target consumers, but the Google Business Profile scam primarily affects business owners.
Patchen Noelke
Aug. 24, 2023

Scam of the Month: Vehicle accident

Just when consumers were breathing a collective sigh of relief as the vehicle warranty scam fades, there comes a different vehicle-related ...
Patchen Noelke
Jul. 31, 2023

Scam of the month: COVID-related threats

For many, COVID-19 seems like a distant memory. Life has returned to near normal, and most people just want to put COVID behind them. ...
Andrea Moreno
Jun. 21, 2023

Scam of the Month: Immigration

Phone scammers love to target vulnerable populations. And one of their favorite targets is immigrants. Immigrants are typically less ...
Andrea Moreno
May. 31, 2023

Scam of the Month: The IRS scam

It used to be that only two things in life were certain: death and taxes. But just as certain as death and taxes are scammers who play on ...
Andrea Moreno
Apr. 27, 2023

Scam of the Month: The mortgage scam

“Hi, this is Denise reaching out from [your mortgage agency] in regard to your recent mortgage payment of $250,000. Please give us a call ...
Hiya Team
Apr. 3, 2023

Scam of the Month: Why am I getting so many calls about my ...

Insurance phone scams are a growing problem today. These scams typically involve bad actors posing as insurance agents or representatives ...
Patchen Noelke
Mar. 1, 2023

Scam of the Month: Medicare scam calls

The Medicare scam is an all too popular ruse that plagues the voice channel; this harmful deceit was crafted specifically to hurt the ...
Patchen Noelke
Feb. 1, 2023

Scam of the Month 2022: A Year in Review

Phone scams come in all different shapes and sizes. Each variation is another attempt to infiltrate your defenses and procure your ...
Hiya Team
Dec. 30, 2022

Scam of the Month: The Credit National Assist scam

According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) a debt relief scam is a ruse that targets a consumer with significant credit card debt by ...
Hiya Team
Nov. 30, 2022

Scam of the Month: Why Am I Getting Calls About My Social ...

The voice call still reigns supreme for sales. That is one of the key takeaways from Hiya’s midyear check-in, the State of the Call for ...
Hiya Team
Nov. 1, 2022

Scam of the Month: The healthcare scam

The patient enters the examination room concerned with what they think may be an infection.
Hiya Team
Sep. 29, 2022

Scam of the Month: Utilities

It takes a lot to run a happy home. Proper light, heat, and power are necessary for the upkeep of any shelter; utilities are a reflection ...
Hiya Team
Aug. 31, 2022

Scam of the Month: Student Loan Debt

You’ve got your diploma, you’ve tossed your cap, and now it is time to greet the open world, but a successful higher education comes with a ...
Hiya Team
Jul. 28, 2022

Scam of the Month: IRS scam

As spring comes to a close and the long days of summer begin to roll in, we can safely say that we have officially put tax season behind ...
Hiya Team
Jun. 29, 2022

Scam of the Month: The Credit Card Scam

In May we took a look at one of the most popular phone scams plaguing the voice channel: the credit card scam. Whether it is a tap, a chip, ...
Hiya Team
May. 31, 2022

Scam of the Month: extended warranty scam

The phone rings, and it is an unknown number. You pick up the phone just in case it is something important. When you answer, you are ...
Katie DeMatteis
Apr. 25, 2022

Scam of the Month: The Eavesdropping Scam

You’ve likely read about the Wangiri scam, and I’m sure someone has contacted you about your “car’s extended warranty”. But there’s a new ...
Katie DeMatteis
Apr. 5, 2022

Scam of the Month: The Wangiri Scam

Ring! Click. The caller hung up. But why? Welcome to the Wangiri scam — one of the world's most popular scam calls. In Japanese, Wangiri ...
Katie DeMatteis
Feb. 17, 2022
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