You already know to be wary of suspicious-looking text messages, but what happens if a text arrives from someone who appears ...

Whether you've fallen for text message scams in the past or even just side-eyed a slightly suspicious text, there's no reason to feel embarrassed—according to the FTC, text message scams shook ...

A Reddit user's amusing yet bizarre experience with a wrong number has captured the attention of thousands of viewers online. Shared on January 26 by u/ethanstrayer, the post recounts an awkward ...

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 ...

ST. LOUIS — If you’ve received a text message from a number you don’t know sending an innocent-looking message like, “Hi, who is this?”, you might be the target of a scam. According to the Better ...

It feels rare to go several days without a new scam from an unknown number lighting up your phone screen. One trick con artists have been up to lately involves sending their targets random, harmless ...