Whether you've fallen for text message scams in the past or even just side-eyed a slightly suspicious text, there's no reason to feel embarrassed—according to the FTC, text message scams shook ...

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Verizon is grappling with a new breed of text spamming. The spam is confounding Verizon customers because the text message appears to be coming from your own number. A Verizon Community forum is ...

Baffled phone users are receiving spam texts—many of which include links that redirect to Russian news websites—that appear to have been sent from their own cellphones. The messages are written as ...

Have you been getting weird text messages lately — from yourself? Don't worry, you're not alone, and you're probably not having an out-of-body experience. The latest trend in spam text messages ...

Although there's a pretty good chance you already have a phone number on your smartphone, your primary number assigned by your carrier isn't your only option for calling and texting. There are ...

Up until around 2005, toll-free numbers offered companies a competitive advantage since most consumers were still charged for long-distance calls. As cellphones became more ubiquitous and affordable, ...

Searching online for free texting apps is a pain in the rear end. There are free apps that work with your existing SMS service and messenger apps that send messages but not real SMS. This is a problem ...