Text message scams remain a growing problem, and one in particular — the “accidental text” or “wrong number” scam — has been making the rounds again. Scammers send short, friendly messages that look ...

You already know to be wary of suspicious-looking text messages, but what happens if a text arrives from someone who appears to have contacted you by mistake? Though you may be tempted to respond, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you get a text from someone you don't know, it might be a scam. Joe Ducey from the BBB shares tips to avoid the scam.

Federal investigators have flagged a wave of fraudulent text messages posing as package delivery alerts, warning that the ...

Scammers are using text messages, rather than phone calls, to target victims, with the Federal Trade Commission reporting that more than 90% of people open text messages regardless of the sender. One ...

Other common money scams include “task scams,” which the FTC said involve promises of online work. Americans reported losing $470 million to scams that started with text messages, according to new ...

A message that appears to be a harmless mix-up can be the start of something much more costly. The warning centers on so-called "accidental" texts. The message may sound casual and believable, such as ...

A few months ago, I started noticing something in my feed. Friends and acquaintances were posting about the volume of scam texts and phone calls they were receiving, not as a general complaint but ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning people of a new texting scam that has been making it rounds around Western New York. The BBB says they received several reports over the ...

This week, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers received scam texts after their state's official text messaging system was ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A scam involving fake traffic violations is targeting Alabama residents through text messages that threaten arrest for unpaid fines. The scam message shows a fake document ...