The Detroit Police Department issued a warning to the public regarding scam text messages that may appear to come from official sources.

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 ...

Wrong number scam resurfaces | Targeting unsuspecting victims ...

US A NEW TWIST ON THESE POTENTIALLY COSTLY MESSAGES. LAST YEAR, NEWS EIGHT ON YOUR SIDE REPORTED ON TURNPIKE TEXT MESSAGE SCAMS MANY TIMES, BUT IN THE LAST WEEK OR SO, WE’VE HEARD FROM A SURPRISING ...

Scammers aren't a popular bunch, and you likely have a long list of grievances you'd love to hurl in their direction if you ever met one face to face. That said, "you never call anymore" isn' ...

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 ...

CONSUMER REPORTS (AZFamily) — It starts with a ping. You’re in the middle of your day when a text pops up that there’s a problem with your package delivery, or a missed toll payment. These messages ...

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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 ...

Phone scams aren’t the only threat anymore — scam text messages (also called “smishing”) are exploding in frequency and in financial damage. According to recent FTC data, Americans lost over $470 ...

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