Spam text messages have surged nationally over the last few years. There was one month last year in which 19 billion spam texts were received in just 30 days, according to the Federal Trade Commission ...

"Hi, we chose you for our Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Candidate Assessment but you didn't respond. It's only 11 questions," the text message said, followed by a link. The scolding came out of the blue, ...

Pretty much all of us are used to robocalls, info-marketers, and spam in our emailsand now scammers are targeting another form of communication: text messages. According to NPR, more than 47 billion ...

There has been an 86% year-over-year surge in U.S. adults targeted by phone, email and text scams, and text scams have flourished. A CNET report says 82% of Americans now get at least one scam text ...

Anonymous text messages containing disturbing content — such as claiming Black Americans had been “selected to pick cotton” — were sent the day after Election Day, targeting recipients in more than 20 ...

Robotexts are on the rise – and we're all sick of it. But the scary thing is, they open us up to scams and hackers trying to steal our personal and financial information.Last week, we tackled ...

Robocalls and spam texts are increasing, impacting a significant number of Americans and leading to financial losses. Scammers are using more sophisticated methods, including AI, to target individuals ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Unwanted text messages constantly buzzing on your phone can drive you nuts. But could a common step many of us take to stop them be doing the opposite? Often, a text message ...

If you live in Troy, check twice before answering a text about your ballot this election cycle. Voters recently received spam text messages about ballots, falsely claiming to be from the city of Troy ...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has asked a judge to shut down an alleged text-messaging spam operation that sent out 85 text messages per minute at its peak, the agency said Wednesday. The alleged ...

Waiting for online shopping purchases to arrive? Stay vigilant against scammers pretending to be the U.S. Postal Service.