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.

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

Whether posing as banks or toll agencies, scam text messages are on the rise. A new Consumer Reports Cyber Readiness Report found text scam attempts increased by 50% and are growing fastest among Gen ...

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 ...

A new scam is targeting Apple Pay users, warning them about potentially fraudulent transactions made using their accounts. Here's how to confirm if you've been targeted, and how to stay safe.

Text or short message service (SMS) scams decreased significantly by 86.6% in 2025, as scammers shifted to call-based scams by impersonating banks and credit issuers, according to a report by caller ...

DATA WAS COMPROMISED. YOU’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING WHEN YOUR PHONE PINGS. IT’S A TEXT FROM AN UNKNOWN NUMBER. OF COURSE. IS IT REAL OR ANOTHER SCAM? A NEW CONSUMER REPORTS SURVEY FINDS THAT TECH ...

Scammers love to prey on hope, and with a 4.3 percent unemployment rate in the U.S. as of August 2025, they’ve got a lot of hopeful job seekers to pounce on. No matter the economic environment, though ...

The Division of Motor Vehicles and state Attorney General's Office say a new round of scam text messages have popped up in North Carolina.

Users are pnce again getting texts from the "DMV" and "MVC" warning them of outstanding traffic tickets and threatening ...

A scam text impersonating Weld County District Attorney Michael Rourke is circulating, and people are advised to report the text as spam and not interact with the texts. Texts falsely claiming to be ...

Montgomery County Sheriff Rob Streck is warning residents about several scams circulating and an increase in phishing text messages claiming to involve product safety recalls or other fraudulent ...