Scam Alert

The baby-formula shortage is affecting families all over the country. Now, scammers, who can be very effective when a parent is desperately trying to feed their child, are using it to take advantage of families.

The FBI warned that cybercriminals can use QR codes to steal personal information and money from customers with fraud malware in fake stickers.

A college student in Long Beach who applied to a paid internship via the job-searching site Indeed was told she had landed the job — then scammers stole thousands from her.