Waiting for online shopping purchases to arrive? Stay vigilant against scammers pretending to be the U.S. Postal Service.

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 ...

THAT. ALL RIGHT? WE’VE ALL BEEN THERE. YOU’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING WHEN YOUR PHONE RINGS, A TEXT FROM AN UNKNOWN NUMBER. IS IT REAL OR ANOTHER SCAM TEXT? YEAH. 12 NEWS IS MALLORY ANDERSON. AND ...

Scam texts are targeting people ages 18 to 29 at record levels, with reports of attempted scams among Gen Z tripling.

Every week, I receive a handful of text messages that are quite clearly scams. Some are about past-due toll road payments. Some mention a Coinbase withdrawal code. Others reference job offers for ...

In 2024, approximately 3,500 scams were reported to the Attorney General's office, which increased to 4,000 last year.

Illinois officials are warning residents to not respond or open links if they get a text claiming they owe money for traffic ...

They’re actually phishing scams out to get your valuable private information.

KERRVILLE, Texas – The Kerrville Police Department is warning locals of potential scam texts in the area. According to a post on the KPD Facebook page, text message scams come in several forms with ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - If you’ve noticed a recent increase in spam texts trying to get your information, you’re not alone. Consumer Reports found a 50 percent increase in text scam attempts from ...

Texting and messaging scam attempts have increased by 50 percent in the past year, with young adults experiencing the sharpest rise of any age group. That’s one of several important findings in the ...

Millions of people nationwide are at risk of having their data stolen if they respond to the texts, including in Texas.