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 ...

Monson authorities’ alert users of scam calls and texts ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

PHOENIX (Consumer Reports) — Text and messaging scams have jumped 50% in the past year, with Gen Z getting hit the hardest, according to a new Consumer Reports survey. The Consumer Reports Cyber ...

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.

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

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 ...

"These text message alerts are a scam designed to trick recipients into paying an undisclosed amount, while alsogaining ...