ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — It’s a consumer’s nightmare. A Henrietta woman discovered tech-savvy swindlers had stolen hundreds from her bank account. How? They made fake purchases on her eBay account.

This scam can be deeply frustrating, and it’s deceptively simple: You order an item, open the box and there’s nothing there. Scammers can trick you into buying an empty box by burying phrases like ...

A woman using a laptop and phone to check a parcel’s tracking number and progress. One flaw that’s deeply ingrained in human nature is the desire to get something for nothing. It’s why people flock to ...