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

There has been an 86% year-over-year surge in U.S. adults targeted by phone, email and text scams, and text scams have flourished. A CNET report says 82% of Americans now get at least one scam text ...

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

Your phone comes with strong built-in spam protection—you just need to turn it on. Here's how to do it on both iPhone and ...

If you paid up or attempted to pay after receiving a scam text, call your card issuer. Make sure to call the number on the back of your debit card or credit card that you've used. If you initiate a ...

Your phone buzzes with what looks like an official government message warning about an unpaid toll or traffic ticket. The text seems legitimate, mentions serious consequences like license suspension, ...

The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) has issued a warning about scammers using text messages to impersonate the agency. The messages, claiming to be from the BMV, threaten legal action while ...

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

OHIO, USA — A text message scam has taken on a new look as it continues to circulate across the nation. The updated message is more convincing than the previous version, which prompted an alert ...

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 ...

A text message scam posing as the Virginia Department of Transportation is targeting residents with false traffic ticket notices. The fraudulent text message includes a link that could steal personal ...