Messages claiming you're due a tax refund are sent by scammers spoofing the IRS and other tax agencies. The FTC has some advice in time for tax season.

If you get an urgent text message about a package, it's probably a scam. Here's how to tell, and how to avoid getting suckered.

In a bid to combat bank impersonation scams, Nationwide has become the latest bank to launch its own caller verification ...

It can be exciting to learn that you have unclaimed rewards points, but if this news arrives via an unsolicited text message, ...

Receiving a text about a customer refund can seem like good news-until you start to suspect it may simply be a scam. That has ...

The promise of getting something for free is a commonly used tactic in a scammer's trap, often accompanied by the urgency to ...

SMS blasters are portable devices which impersonate a mobile phone network tower and are used by cybercriminals.

(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 ...

Scams have become more sophisticated over the years, and they continue to target unsuspecting individuals in communities just like ours. From phone calls ...

Beware of a text scam in New Jersey that pretends to be from the DMV, threatening legal action over unpaid tickets. Check ...

BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. (WNDU) - The Berrien County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about scammers impersonating deputies and local financial institutions through phone calls and text messages.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife have been indicted on narco-terrorism charges after being captured by U.S. by KOMO News Staff SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. — Snohomish County residents are ...