A surge in text message scams is targeting unsuspecting consumers with fake package delivery and toll payment alerts, according to Consumer Reports.

Scam texts are one of the oldest means of stealing data, but they are getting more advanced. Here's a breakdown of some of ...

Be careful before you click on links in unsolicited texts. American consumers lost a reported $470 million last year to scams that started with fraudulent text messages, according to Federal Trade ...

The Federal Trade Commission says text scams stole $470 billion from Americans last year. In 2023, that number was $372 million.

Spam text messages have surged nationally over the last few years. There was one month last year in which 19 billion spam texts were received in just 30 days, according to the Federal Trade ...

While not all text messages sent from political parties are scams, others are nothing more than ploys to trick passionate voters into providing personal information and money to criminals. FOX31's ...

Those toll text scams aren't real. Here's how to protect yourself | Opinion Don’t trust a message just because it includes official-looking logos, numbers, or agency names. These can easily be ...

Text message scams, or "smishing," occurs when fraudsters pretend to be a government agency, bank or other organization and ...

Louisiana State Police, LA Wallet, and the Office of Motor Vehicles are sounding the alarm about a new scam making the rounds via text message.