Text messages are more effective than paper flyers to help emergency department (ED) patients apply for public benefits programs, like Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Property Tax ...

“We wanted to be proactive in case other people are getting the same kind of text scam and get the message out there,” he said. There are at least two other ongoing phone scams targeting ...

Everywhere you look there's a potential scam waiting to happen. Look no further than your inbox, CNET survey finds. Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She specializes in data-driven ...

A screenshot of a scam text message targeting drivers in Washington state. (@WA_DOL via X) Scam text messages from Washington state and Seattle agencies that don’t exist are targeting drivers with ...

Republished on August 12 with new text message attack warnings. American smartphones are under attack from malicious text messages. This industrial scale campaign is driven by organized criminal gangs ...

Scammers typically target specific states and their toll programs, sending threatening messages to numbers within those ...

Google is suing a Chinese-speaking cybercriminal group it says is responsible for a massive wave of scam text messages sent to Americans this year, according to a legal complaint filed Tuesday. The ...

Scammers are targeting North Carolina residents with fraudulent text messages and calls claiming unpaid tolls and tickets. The North Carolina DMV and NC Quick Pass do not demand payments over the ...

The text message claims recipients have unpaid fines from traffic violations and urges them to quickly make payment, which are two common signs of a scam. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and ...

A phishing text message scam targeting drivers in Washington and across the U.S. began circulating in recent weeks, with some purporting to be from the state’s and Seattle’s “Department of Motor ...