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 been the case for Verizon customers who are now scratching their heads ...

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.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s the latest text scam ...

It starts with a ping. You’re in the middle of your day when a text pops up that there’s a problem with your package delivery, or a missed toll payment. These messages look very convincing, but ...

First, it was phony parking tickets, then toll road scams, now scammers are at it again with an all-new, all-bad DMV text scam. The unfortunate popularity of this latest grift has caused states from ...

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 ...

Scammers constantly change and adapt tactics. When E-Z Pass toll scams became a trending topic, scammers started sending DMV and speeding ticket collection texts instead. The latest ploy: sending scam ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Annoyed by all those SunPass text scams? Now there are text messages going out warning that your Florida driver's license will be ...

Toll text scams are targeting consumers nationwide, especially in Memphis, with fraudulent messages demanding toll payments. These scams often use realistic-looking links and urgent language to trick ...

The Illinois Department of Revenue is warning taxpayers throughout the state about a new nationwide text message scam. The scam involves seemingly urgent texts appearing to originate from state ...

It starts with something small, a text that feels oddly familiar. Maybe it says, "Hey, how are you?" or "Are you coming to the BBQ?" Before you know it, you're in a friendly back-and-forth with ...

One of the more helpful features Apple introduced with iOS 26 is a new filtering system designed to make users less likely to fall victim to a phishing scam over text. With the volume of texting scams ...