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Whether you've fallen for text message scams in the past or even just side-eyed a slightly suspicious text, there's no reason to feel embarrassed—according to the FTC, text message scams shook ...

COLORADO SPRINGS — Have you ever received a text message from someone you don't know that doesn't seem like it was intended for you? Most people would text back and tell them it's the wrong number, ...

A new phone number text messaging scam has been making the rounds on smartphones. This sneaky scam is pretty clever. Scammers are getting better by the day at fooling people into thinking they're ...

It took just a momentary lapse in judgment for Alyssa Beckwith to fall for the scam. The text message she received looked legitimate — even expected. After some of her personal information had already ...

Online dating can sometimes lead to love, and it can sometimes lead to talking to a lot of weirdos on the internet. However, a weirdo is definitely better than a scammer. We received an email from one ...

Text messages have become far more common than phone calls. And with that prevalence comes many of the problems that afflict phone use. Among these are telemarketers, robocalls, phishing scams, and ...

Giving up your personal phone number to telemarketers or during transactions on Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist isn't ideal. Instead of divulging private details to people you don't know, you can ...

When you receive a text message from an unknown number on a Samsung phone, you can tap the Block number notification at the top of the screen in the Messages app. To use Hiya to identify spam and scam ...