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.

It can be exciting to learn that you have unclaimed rewards points, but if this news arrives via an unsolicited text message, ...

Messages claiming you're due a tax refund are sent by scammers spoofing the IRS and other tax agencies. The FTC has some advice in time for tax season.

Receiving a text about a customer refund can seem like good news-until you start to suspect it may simply be a scam. That has ...

The promise of getting something for free is a commonly used tactic in a scammer's trap, often accompanied by the urgency to ...

People in Northeast Wisconsin are losing money to a new text scam claiming to be from Verizon or other companies.

The scam reportedly revolves around Verizon customers getting a text claiming they need to click a link to get their $20 ...

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Local authorities say there’s been a recent uptick in scam text messages targeting bank customers.

Beware of a text scam in New Jersey that pretends to be from the DMV, threatening legal action over unpaid tickets. Check ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Duke Energy has alerted customers in the midst of a damaging winter storm that scammers are sending ...

An elderly Palos Hills resident lost $788,000 in a phone scam that’s under investigation, according to the Palos Hills Police ...