The scam text messages falsely claim recipients owe unpaid parking or toll fines and must pay immediately to avoid court action. They often contain a QR code.

Phone scams aren’t the only threat anymore — scam text messages (also called “smishing”) are exploding in frequency and in financial damage. According to recent FTC data, Americans lost over $470 ...

CINCINNATI — With the holiday shopping season in full swing, scammers are targeting consumers with fake text messages claiming to be from delivery services like USPS, FedEx and UPS. Ann Loreax, an ...

The fake text message would say that the "unresolved traffic citation" would result in registration suspension, fees, and court action.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Law enforcement and highway administration leaders are sounding the alarm after a sudden resurgence in “unpaid toll” scam text ...

A NEW INITIATIVE to help identify scam text messages has been launched today by the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg). A registry has been established for organisations who send text ...

CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE HAS THE ANSWER. A VIEWER NAMED CHARLES JUST SENT ME THIS TEXT MESSAGE THROUGH EMAIL. HE POINTED OUT THERE WERE NO MISSPELLINGS, AND SOME OF THE OTHER TELLTALE SIGNS ...

Just as millions of Americans are sending presents and cards this holiday season, the U.S. Postal Service is warning about a scam sent via text message. According to the US Postal Inspector Service, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A toll violation scam that cropped up across the country, including Delaware, in January 2025, has returned. The text messages ...

FLORIDA — Law enforcement and highway administration leaders are sounding the alarm after a sudden resurgence in “unpaid toll” scam text messages, which annoyed cell phone users with constant pings in ...

ROCHE REMINDS US WHAT TO WATCH FOR. SO WE JUST HAD BLACK FRIDAY, CYBER MONDAY. THAT’S A LOT OF ONLINE SHOPPING, FOLKS, AND THAT MEANS A LOT OF PACKAGES ARE EXPECTED IN THE COMING DAYS. SO YOU CAN ALSO ...