Have you received text messages claiming to be from a shipping service? Or maybe from a kind of agency? Here's how to spot, ...

Text scams have grown exponentially over the past few years. Why it matters: These scams have gotten harder to identify, and more costly — last year, consumers reported losing $470 million to scams ...

Your phone is probably full of sketchy texts. Here's a breakdown of the most common schemes and how to avoid getting scammed. Bree Fowler writes about cybersecurity and digital privacy. Before joining ...

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 ...

Job offer scams are a perennial favorite of sketchy grifters — the latest model comes in the form of a fake job text message.

Most people these days rely on text messages as their main form of communication; for some, the thought of making a phone call is even scary. That said, since a text can’t capture one’s body language ...

THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION SAYS THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WHO WILL OPEN A TEXT MESSAGE WHEN THEY RECEIVE IT IS AS HIGH AS 98%, AND THOSE ARE GOOD ODDS FOR A SCAMMER. IN FACT, I JUST GOT ONE THIS WEEK ...

Everywhere you look there's a potential scam waiting to happen. Look no further than your inbox, CNET survey finds. Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She specializes in data-driven ...

Text messaging scams are rising beyond fake E-ZPass, EZDriveMa or other road toll collection services seeking immediate payments of unpaid tolls and fines. 'Smishing' text fraud has invaded cell ...

Apple users across the United States have been receiving a new wave of scam text messages that falsely claim their Apple ID was used to approve a transaction. The phishing attempt urges recipients to ...