A new phone number text messaging scam has been making the rounds on smartphones. This sneaky scam is pretty clever. Scammers are getting better by the day at fooling people into thinking they're ...

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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 ...

Wrong number schemes initially look innocent. There are no links, or no request for information or money. But, when you get a text from a number you do not know, it is likely a fraudster. The text ...

The claim that these text messages are related to sex trafficking or location tracking is just the latest iteration of a debunked urban legend. However, people should be wary of these spam text ...

In a world in which fraudsters are increasingly finding new ways to steal from our accounts, my guard's instantly up when I receive a text from my bank. But hackers are becoming much savvier at their ...

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