Did you recently receive an "approval notice" text from Apple informing you about a charge? Here's why it's a scam and what to do.

The USPS warns of rising scam texts impersonating delivery notifications.

Scammers are getting smarter in their efforts to get your personal information. Between the phone calls, emails and even text messages, you need to remain on guard because you could be caught in a ...

Most scam texts are easy to spot, but this one feels different. At first glance, the message looks polished and uses official branding that signals credibility. It also includes technical details that ...

Opening a text message announcing U.S. President Donald Trump's arrest will result in your bank account being attacked. A rumor that circulated on social media in January 2026 claimed opening a text ...

ROCHE REMINDS US WHAT TO WATCH FOR. SO WE JUST HAD BLACK FRIDAY, CYBER MONDAY. THAT’S A LOT OF ONLINE SHOPPING, FOLKS, AND THAT MEANS A LOT OF PACKAGES ARE EXPECTED IN THE COMING DAYS. SO YOU CAN ALSO ...

(Stacker) - 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 ...

Scammers love to prey on hope, and with a 4.3 percent unemployment rate in the U.S. as of August 2025, they've got a lot of hopeful job seekers to pounce on. No matter the economic environment, though ...

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 ...

DATA WAS COMPROMISED. YOU’RE IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING WHEN YOUR PHONE PINGS. IT’S A TEXT FROM AN UNKNOWN NUMBER. OF COURSE. IS IT REAL OR ANOTHER SCAM? A NEW CONSUMER REPORTS SURVEY FINDS THAT TECH ...

As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams. Giannoulias urged Illinois residents to watch for fraudulent text messages that ...