Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Love shopping at Costco? Here’s something you should know: Scammers regularly pretend to be the warehouse chain and send out ...

According to a new survey, 46 percent of Americans receive scam messages every single day, via text, email, or phone call. And what's even more upsetting is that nearly a quarter of respondents lost ...

The Detroit Police Department issued a warning to the public regarding scam text messages that may appear to come from official sources.

Texting scams are exploding. In 2024 alone, U.S. consumers lost $470 million to them, according to the Federal Trade Commission, a number more than five times what it was just four years earlier. To ...

This year alone, more than 300 people have reported text hiring scams, which is why the Better Business Bureau wants all job seekers to be aware of these scams as we enter the holiday hiring season.

Google is going to court to help put an end to, or at least limit, the prevalence of phishing scams over text message. Scam texts have been a nuisance for a long time, but they've become increasingly ...

Phone scams aren’t the only threat anymore — scam text messages (also called “smishing”) are exploding in frequency and in financial damage. According to recent FTC data, Americans lost over $470 ...

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 ...

Love shopping at Costco? Here's something you should know: Scammers regularly pretend to be the warehouse chain and send out fraudulent text messages and emails in an attempt to steal customers' ...