You already know to be wary of suspicious-looking text messages, but what happens if a text arrives from someone who appears ...

Waiting for online shopping purchases to arrive? Stay vigilant against scammers pretending to be the U.S. Postal Service.

Scam texts are targeting people ages 18 to 29 at record levels, with reports of attempted scams among Gen Z tripling.

A new Consumer Reports survey finds texting and messaging scams have jumped 50% in the past year, and Gen Z is getting hit ...

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Chances are you've received *** scam text message this year saying you owe money for unpaid tolls. The Federal Trade Commission says that scam has been surging across the country, but now scammers are ...

First, it was phony parking tickets, then toll road scams, now scammers are at it again with an all-new, all-bad DMV text scam. The unfortunate popularity of this latest grift has caused states from ...

It’s a text message that appears to be from your bank. A Springfield woman says she was about to hand over her savings ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - There's another new text message scam making the rounds across Tennessee. "Don't fall for it!" the Tennessee Department of Revenue posted to X Tuesday, warning of the scam. The text ...

BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. (WNDU) - The Berrien County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about scammers impersonating deputies and local financial institutions through phone calls and text messages.

The Newfoundland and Labrador government has sent out two advisories this month warning of scammers trying to collect personal information from residents. Mike Goosney, the minister responsible for ...