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

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

Scam texts are targeting people ages 18 to 29 at record levels, with reports of attempted scams among Gen Z tripling.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — A new con is sending church members text messages claiming to be their pastors, asking for money.

January scams surge as criminals exploit updated personal data from brokers, targeting consumers with fake account ...

According to Robokiller, Americans received 19.2 billion spam and scam texts in April 2025 alone — that comes out to about 63 spam texts for every person. There’s only one group of people who don’t ...

Phone displaying a USPS scam text message with a link. 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 ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Authorities say criminals are putting a holiday spin on a common scam to take your information and infect your phones, tablets and computers. The South Carolina Department of Consumer ...

Google is going to court to help put an end to, or at least limit, the prevalence of phishing scams over text message. Scam texts have been a nuisance for a long time, but they've become increasingly ...

YORK COUNTY, S.C. — The York County Sheriff’s Office has issued a warning about a new text message scam that involves a fake one-time password (OTP) for a withdrawal you didn’t initiate. This scam is ...

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 ...

In a stark reminder of the growing threat of financial scams, Deborah Moss, owner of a small catering business, found herself ensnared in a sophisticated bank scam that started with a seemingly ...