A text message announcing that a loan has been approved can feel like good news, especially for someone under financial ...

The Wisconsin BBB released a new study showing the damaging impact of text and phone scams with tips on how to protect ...

A simple six-step scam text test helps you spot phishing messages about fake deliveries, toll notices and bank alerts before you click or share anything.

If your mom cost you $12,000 in a scam, there may not be much you can do to get the money back, but you must take steps to ...

Paul C. in Washington, D.C., received an Apple Pay scam text claiming $8,250 was charged and a duplicate would auto-approve within 35 minutes.

Sinch reports Americans lost $3.5 billion to impersonator scams last year, with business impersonation accounting for nearly $1 billion, as AI makes scams harder to detect.

You're going about your day when your phone buzzes. A text hits your phone. It looks official. It sounds urgent. And suddenly, you are being told you owe money for a traffic violation. That is exactly ...

Fear is driving silence: A growing number of Americans are avoiding phone calls altogether, with 82% ignoring even important calls due to concerns about scams. AI is raising the stakes: Deepfake voice ...

Every year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the agency tasked with protecting the public from deceptive or unfair business practices, receives millions of fraud reports from consumers. To help ...

Scammers take control of the situation by getting consumers to move quickly — before anyone can really think through something. 'People should be extremely leery of any kind of call or any kind of ...

If you got a text message asking you to pay an unpaid toll, parking ticket, or moving violation, it is almost certainly a scam. Consumer Reports asked every toll agency in the U.S. whether it sends ...

Scam texts often imitate delivery companies, banks, toll agencies and online services to pressure people into clicking dangerous links. Your phone buzzes. The text reads, "Your package is delayed.