Every week, I receive a handful of text messages that are quite clearly scams. Some are about past-due toll road payments. Some mention a Coinbase withdrawal code. Others reference job offers for ...

McAfee’s upgraded Scam Detector now uses real-time QR and message scanning to stop modern scams before you click.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - You’re in the middle of something when your phone pings — a text from an unknown number. Is it real, or another scam? A new Consumer Reports survey finds texting and ...

THAT. ALL RIGHT? WE’VE ALL BEEN THERE. YOU’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING WHEN YOUR PHONE RINGS, A TEXT FROM AN UNKNOWN NUMBER. IS IT REAL OR ANOTHER SCAM TEXT? YEAH. 12 NEWS IS MALLORY ANDERSON. AND ...

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 ...

Three is urging its mobile customers to dial a four-digit code if they receive a suspicious text offering them a 'large ...

Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their tactics, leveraging text messages to steal personal data and financial assets from unsuspecting victims. A recent Google report reveals the ...

SCAM calls in the Philippines jumped by nearly 80 percent in the third quarter of 2025, even as text-based scams continued their dramatic decline, according to new data released Tuesday by anti-scam ...

A concerning new warning has been issued and it's not something any of us should overlook. UK network O2, now part of Virgin Media, has reported a rapid increase in text scams targeting smartphone ...