Many people reported getting the messages, even children.

CLEVELAND — Last year, consumers reported losing $470 million to scams that started with text messages, according to the latest data published by the Federal Trade Commission. With losses this high, ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — When you get a text message and the sender uses your name, you might give the sender more credit. That's what the scammers are hoping for. The text messages received were from an ...

SAN FRANCISCO - For a week in November, Facebook and Instagram featured ads that showed cash and cryptocurrency raining down on a man at his computer. The ads asked viewers if they wanted to make a ...

Beware of fake utility company texts! Scammers are sending smishing messages warning of power outages during freezing weather ...