You already know to be wary of suspicious-looking text messages, but what happens if a text arrives from someone who appears ...

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 ...

Got a text message from USPS about a package that you don’t quite remember ordering? The impulse to click on the link to jog your memory about the delivery or to see why a package you were expecting ...

These tricks have become more convincing every year, and millions of people fall for them. Learning how to avoid scams is not ...

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 ...

Scam calls used to feel like background noise. Today, they look like a moving snapshot of how fraud evolves in real time, ...

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 ...

A Google report on Thursday said that iPhone users are more likely to receive scam texts and calls than Android users, thanks to Google's more advanced protections built into the operating system, ...