Holiday scam robocalls and robotexts are surging nationwide, with scammers posing as charities, delivery services, and ...

Delivery scams and theft are particularly prevalent during the holidays when more packages are shipped, but they can happen ...

They’re actually phishing scams out to get your valuable private information.

You're not alone feeling inundated by text scams - 2 News Oklahoma's Cathy Tatom listens to why it appears there are more than ever filling up out phones in 2025.

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 ...

The year 2026 is almost here, and with the new year comes a new wave of scams that could potentially drain your bank account.

The E-ZPass scam texts — or scams involving other similar toll services — have seemingly been the most prevalent scam in 2025. We here at Mashable initially covered the story in January and updated ...

Consumer Reports found a 50 percent increase in text scam attempts from 2024 to 2025. The spam messages often come from random phone numbers, either claiming you have an overdue payment, claiming to ...

(CR) — 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 messaging scams have jumped ...

Many banks and financial institutions are reporting “very high levels” of text message fraud in the lead-up to Christmas, ...

Texting and messaging scam attempts have increased by 50 percent in the past year, with young adults experiencing the sharpest rise of any age group. That’s one of several important findings in the ...

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 ...