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.

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HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — Scammers will do anything to get your money or personal information. A popular scam that has been making the rounds involves a text message from an unknown number, and an ...

Scams have become more sophisticated over the years, and they continue to target unsuspecting individuals in communities just like ours. From phone calls ...

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In a bid to combat bank impersonation scams, Nationwide has become the latest bank to launch its own caller verification ...

It can be exciting to learn that you have unclaimed rewards points, but if this news arrives via an unsolicited text message, ...

SMS blasters are portable devices which impersonate a mobile phone network tower and are used by cybercriminals.

A Google report on Thursday said that iPhone users are more likely to receive scam texts and calls than Android users, thanks to Google's more advanced protections built into the operating system, ...

CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE HAS THE ANSWER. A VIEWER NAMED CHARLES JUST SENT ME THIS TEXT MESSAGE THROUGH EMAIL. HE POINTED OUT THERE WERE NO MISSPELLINGS, AND SOME OF THE OTHER TELLTALE SIGNS ...

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 ...