GREENSBORO, N.C. — When you get a text message and the sender uses your name, you might give the sender more credit. That's what the scammers are hoping for. The text messages received were from an ...

CLEVELAND — Last year, consumers reported losing $470 million to scams that started with text messages, according to the latest data published by the Federal Trade Commission. With losses this high, ...

Spammers and malicious actors inundate us with a steady stream of text messages—often purporting to be from legitimate institutions or companies. Stanching this flow isn’t easy. Just as the unwanted ...

When you get a text message and the sender uses your name, you might give the sender more credit. That's what the scammers are hoping for. VERIFY: Are personalized text messages from a Facebook ...