Feel like you've been getting more spam messages than usual, especially oddly personal phishing texts? Well, you are probably right. Spam texts have surged in the U.S. every year since the COVID-19 ...

If you're a smartphone user, chances are you've received a text message claiming you need to pay for unpaid tolls and E-ZPass charges. The Federal Trade Commission issued a warning earlier this year ...

Alexander Sammon received a suspicious job recruitment text from someone who claimed to be a hiring manager. He decided to play along to see how far the scam would go, and wrote about it for Slate. OK ...

BOSTON - If you have a cell phone, you've probably received text messages from political candidates who are looking for money, even though you didn't give them your number or permission to text you.

From phony package delivery notices, to fake requests from banks for personal information, to supposed COVID-19 contact tracers looking for a photo of your vaccine card — text message scams are on the ...

Scammers are getting sneakier, so you have to be smarter to stay safe. Here are the newest scam text messages to watch out for. Pop quiz: How many times has someone tried to scam you today? Beyond the ...