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 ...

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 ...

CHARLOTTE — A new Consumer Reports survey finds texting and messaging scams have jumped 50% in the past year, and the group being targeted the most is Gen Z — the generation currently aged 13 to 28.

Text or short message service (SMS) scams decreased significantly by 86.6% in 2025, as scammers shifted to call-based scams ...

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

Users are pnce again getting texts from the "DMV" and "MVC" warning them of outstanding traffic tickets and threatening ...

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 ...