Scammers typically target specific states and their toll programs, sending threatening messages to numbers within those ...

Every week, I receive a handful of text messages that are quite clearly scams. Some are about past-due toll road payments. Some mention a Coinbase withdrawal code. Others reference job offers for ...

"These text message alerts are a scam designed to trick recipients into paying an undisclosed amount, while alsogaining ...

Beware of fake utility company texts! Scammers are sending smishing messages warning of power outages during freezing weather ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — With the advent of smartphones comes the possibility of getting scammed by way of text message. That’s exactly the thing that the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office is warning ...

Google is going to court to help put an end to, or at least limit, the prevalence of phishing scams over text message. Scam texts have been a nuisance for a long time, but they've become increasingly ...

Mixed in with messages from those you know and love are texts trying to steal your information, money, or both. This holiday season, the Better Business Bureau says thieves are cranking up what's ...

CHARLOTTE — A new Consumer Reports survey finds texting and messaging scams have jumped 50% in the past year, and the group being targeted the most is Gen Z — the generation currently aged 13 to 28.

If you feel like you’re being bombarded by scam calls on your smartphone or through other digital means, you’re not alone.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The Better Business Bureau is warning the public about a text message scam that promises free Netflix for a year. The BBB says those who’ve fallen victim to the scam received ...