PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — With the advent of smartphones comes the possibility of getting scammed by way of text message. That’s exactly the thing that the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office is warning ...

Massachusetts residents may receive a text claiming that they owe payment in connection with a toll violation, and will be directed to click a link or scan a QR code. The Sheriff’s Office states that ...

The Montana Department of Justice is warning Montanans to be wary of fraudulent text messages appearing to be from the Motor Vehicle Division, or MVD. The MVD does not send text messages asking for ...

CHARLOTTE — A new Consumer Reports survey finds texting and messaging scams have jumped 50% in the past year, and the group being targeted the most is Gen Z — the generation currently aged 13 to 28.

Residents are again being warned about scam OMV text messages.

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 ...

Tax scams target Americans starting in January using personal data from brokers to create fake IRS emails and refund alerts ...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The Better Business Bureau is warning the public about a text message scam that promises free Netflix for a year. The BBB says those who’ve fallen victim to the scam received ...

At Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked, Google announced Scam Detection updates for calls and its Messages app. Google is bringing the ...

Google is going to court to help put an end to, or at least limit, the prevalence of phishing scams over text message. Scam texts have been a nuisance for a long time, but they've become increasingly ...