Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alex Cochran, Deseret News The rise of smartphones and mobile payment apps has brought with it a new kind of faith-based crime: ...

The Sharonville Police Department is sending out a warning to residents about a scammer claiming to be affiliated with a church.According to police, the scammer is claiming to work with Saint Michael ...

FORT THOMAS, Ky. — A Fort Thomas church is warning its members to be on the lookout for scam messages impersonating church members. Reverend Edward Goode said since this past weekend, about 10 people ...

The church fell victim to the scam after receiving a fake email. Here’s the latest, along with other recent area scam ...

Lewisberry United Methodist Church in York County is warning the community about a scammer pretending to be their pastor and asking for gift cards.Church members have received suspicious texts from ...

A man behind a long-running Yellow Pages scam that targeted churches, doctors’ offices and other small businesses has pleaded guilty to ripping off hundreds of unsuspecting victims around the country.

CANTON ‒ A city church has lost nearly $10,000 in a scam perpetrated by someone pretending to collect payment for an electric bill. A church trustee told police on Sept. 24 that the church received an ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A Pennsylvania woman has been sentenced to federal prison for scamming five victims out of over $800,000, one of which being a Cedar Rapids church. 63-year-old Margo ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — One Johnson County, Kansas church is advising its members to be alert. An email sent to congregation members at Holy Cross Lutheran Church asked for donations, but church leaders ...

The offer was music to the ears of the Evergreen Baptist Church. It felt like a miracle had happened, said Beverly Cruthirds, a longtime member of the church. Something that we really, really wanted ...

The Better Business Bureau is warning churches in the Brazos Valley to be wary of emails asking them to transfer money, even if they might seem official. Bill McGuire, president and CEO of the BBB, ...