A veteran journalist, who spent 22 years of her career anchoring news, became the center of a scam story herself after she ...

The "Hi Mom" smishing scam uses a fake family emergency text to trick parents into replying, then escalates to requests for ...

Investment-related scams are currently some of the most highly reported scams. Find out how to protect yourself.

Americans lost an estimated $68 billion to scams in 2025, while many victims reported lasting emotional and financial impacts ...

In 2024, Americans reported losing $470 million to scams that started with texts, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Text scams are also becoming harder to detect with AI. Knowing what to look ...

The Federal Trade Commission published a consumer alert warning that unsolicited text messages claiming a loan has been ...

Scamless expands its AI-driven social media scam detector that identifies Instagram DM scams, Facebook Messenger fraud, ...

VodafoneThree has blocked millions of scam text messages targeting Barclays, TSB and Co-op customers using new anti-fraud ...

How often do you see an alert on your phone telling you there's a problem with one of your deliveries? With the peak holiday shopping season about to hit, knowing how to spot a phone scam is more ...

New Jersey law enforcement has sounded the alarm warning the public about a new text message scam. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office issued a warning about a text message scam intended to scare ...

SASKATCHEWAN - Saskatchewan RCMP are investigating following multiple reports of a text message scam targeting members of the public. On June 29, Battlefords RCMP received complaints of fraudulent ...

If you got a text message asking you to pay an unpaid toll, parking ticket, or moving violation, it is almost certainly a scam. Consumer Reports asked every toll agency in the U.S. whether it sends ...