Scam text messages are rising fast. Learn 14 common smishing tactics and warning signs to keep your money and personal info ...

During this year's holiday season, you may have received text messages regarding failed package deliveries from a number claiming to be from a shipping service. These messages are a common form of ...

Text scams have grown exponentially over the past few years. Why it matters: These scams have gotten harder to identify, and more costly — last year, consumers reported losing $470 million to scams ...

REPLYING “lol” in a text or WhatsApp message winds up Gen Z recipients, research suggests. It was among the biggest mobile ...

EIGHT. NEWS EIGHT ON YOUR SIDE NOW. THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION IS OUT WITH ITS FIVE MOST COMMON TEXT MESSAGE SCAMS. AND THERE ARE ONES THAT I HAVE BEEN WARNING YOU ABOUT FOR YEARS. SO LET’S RUN DOWN ...

More Americans are getting texts from scammers. The Federal Trade Commission reports that those scams took consumers for $330 million in 2022. One of the most common text message scams is when a ...

Text messages warning of financial concerns will prompt users to click on a link or call a number to resolve an urgent matter. But that message is very likely an attempt to extract sensitive ...