Ohio officials are warning of fake texts claiming unpaid tolls and parking fines. Here's how to spot and report the scam.

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Phone scams aren’t the only threat anymore — scam text messages (also called “smishing”) are exploding in frequency and in financial damage. According to recent FTC data, Americans lost over $470 ...

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Oklahoma drivers receiving fake text messages asking for payment for a traffic violation ...

Google is going to court to help put an end to, or at least limit, the prevalence of phishing scams over text message. Scam texts have been a nuisance for a long time, but they've become increasingly ...

Amazon Prime customers are the latest group of consumers to be targeted by scammers. Here's how to stay one step ahead of bad actors.

Michigan taxpayers are vulnerable to tax fraud and identity theft as the April filing deadline gets closer. Here's what ...

The Kansas Department of Transportation and Kansas Department of Revenue are alerting residents to a sophisticated “smishing” scam targeting Kansans through fraudulent text messages.

The Montana Department of Justice is warning Montanans to be wary of fraudulent text messages appearing to be from the Motor Vehicle Division, or MVD. The MVD does not send text messages asking for ...