If you get an urgent text message about a package, it's probably a scam. Here's how to tell, and how to avoid getting suckered.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - 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 and ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s the latest text scam ...

The Illinois Department of Revenue is warning taxpayers throughout the state about a new nationwide text message scam. The scam involves seemingly urgent texts appearing to originate from state ...

If you've been getting text messages stating that you owe money to the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, be careful. It's a scam. "The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is ...

Toll text scams are targeting consumers nationwide, especially in Memphis, with fraudulent messages demanding toll payments. These scams often use realistic-looking links and urgent language to trick ...

One of the more helpful features Apple introduced with iOS 26 is a new filtering system designed to make users less likely to fall victim to a phishing scam over text. With the volume of texting scams ...

Alexander Sammon received a suspicious job recruitment text from someone who claimed to be a hiring manager. He decided to play along to see how far the scam would go, and wrote about it for Slate. OK ...

Google is suing 25 people it alleges are behind a “relentless” scam text operation that uses a phishing-as-a-service platform called Lighthouse. Now, in one of the most high-profile actions against ...