It’s a scam, Philadelphia Courts said in a news release issued Sunday.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Harris County Sheriff's Office are investigating a widespread text message scam involving payment demands for toll fees and traffic violations. Officials ...

The seasons for fishing in New Jersey lakes and river vary, but authorities warned it’s still open season for phishers who use a fake government agency text to hook an unsuspecting consumer for money.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is urging drivers not to fall for fake texts claiming to be from the Department of Motor Vehicles ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A north Georgia police department is sounding the alarm about a text scam telling drivers they owe money for Peach Pass tolls.

A smishing scam is targeting Arizonans with fake text messages about unpaid traffic citations. Recipients are urged not to click any links in the text and to report the scam to the FBI's Internet ...

We can’t seem to go a day without getting a spam call or text, and now scammers are using a new tactic to try and separate you from your hard earned money: fake Amazon recall links. It’s an easy scam ...

If it feels like more scammers and spammers are flooding your various inboxes, that's because they probably are. Typically, these phishing or "smishing" — aka SMS phishing — attacks are aimed at ...

CHICO — Man it sure would be nice after filing taxes to find out that your return was double, triple or dare I say quadruple what you were originally quoted online or by your tax specialist. But ...

A scam involving a fake text from Mississippi’s “DMV” is circulating again.

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Scammers are targeting Verizon customers with fake text messages promising refunds from last month’s network outage. The fraudulent texts appear to come from Verizon and claim ...