Ohio officials are warning of fake texts claiming unpaid tolls and parking fines. Here's how to spot and report the scam.

Andover police say they have taken several reports of residents receiving text messages telling them to pay a fine.

Messages that claim you're due a tax refund are scams. The scammers want your bank account or Social Security number. Don't respond to the message. Instead, report it and then delete it. Most of us ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Google has declared war on text message scammers, launching a lawsuit and introducing new anti-phishing protections to combat the rising tide of fraud. The tech giant’s legal action targets phishing ...

Amazon Prime customers are the latest group of consumers to be targeted by scammers. Here's how to stay one step ahead of bad actors.

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 ...

Concept for scam text messages, where a virtual text bubble appears over a smartphone laying on the table. - Alex Cristi /Getty Images Scams are everywhere these days — sometimes it feels like you ...

Attorney General Dave Sunday is alerting Pennsylvanians about an email and text message scam that claims to be from a municipal court.

Online scammers work like most other people: They keep a regular schedule. That's why, given that Valentine's Day is around the corner, it's no surprise that many people are seeing an uptick in flirty ...