File photo of the KEET-TV studio by Andrew Goff. We at KEET PBS want to make you aware of a scam text message that some area ...

Republished on August 12 with new text message attack warnings. American smartphones are under attack from malicious text messages. This industrial scale campaign is driven by organized criminal gangs ...

MDOT is using highway message boards to warn drivers about toll text scams. Michigan does not have toll roads, but scammers are sending texts en masse hoping some people will fall for money demands.

The text message claims recipients have unpaid fines from traffic violations and urges them to quickly make payment, which are two common signs of a scam. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and ...