It can be exciting to learn that you have unclaimed rewards points, but if this news arrives via an unsolicited text message, ...

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

Receiving a text about a customer refund can seem like good news-until you start to suspect it may simply be a scam. That has ...

People in Northeast Wisconsin are losing money to a new text scam claiming to be from Verizon or other companies.

The promise of getting something for free is a commonly used tactic in a scammer's trap, often accompanied by the urgency to ...

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 ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (CONSUMER REPORTS) - You’re in the middle of something when your phone pings — a text from an unknown number. Is it real, or another scam? A new Consumer Reports survey finds texting ...

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is alerting residents of a sophisticated phone scam that is once again circulating, with a dangerous new variation that directly targets victims' bank accounts.

Scammers are getting smarter, and so are their tricks. From fake delivery alerts to impersonated government agencies, phone scams are more convincing (and more frequent) than ever before. Whether it’s ...